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LIST  OF 


CONGREGATIONAL 
ECCLESIASTICAL  SOCIETIES 


ESTABLISHED  IN  CONNECTICUT 


BEFORE  OCTOBER  1818 


WITH  THEIR  CHANGES 


Published  by  the  Connecticut  Historical  Society 


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1913 


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LIST  OF 

CONGREGATIONAL 
ECCLESIASTICAL  SOCIETIES 

ESTABLISHED  IN  CONNECTICUT 


BEFORE  OCTOBER  1818 


WITH  THEIR  CHANGES 


Published  by  the  Connecticut  Historical  Society 


HARTFORD 
1913 


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INTRODUCTION 


From  the  earliest  settlement  of  Connecticut  until  the  adop- 
tion of  the  present  state  constitution  in  October  1818,  the 
Congregationalists,  or  Presbyterians  as  they  frequently  styled 
themselves,  were  the  established  religious  order  in  Connecticut. 
During  the  latter  part  of  this  period  other  denominations 
appeared,  but  the}^  constituted  only  a  minor  part  of  either  the 
people  or  the  organizations.  The  Congregational  Ecclesias- 
tical Societies  or  Parishes  had  charge  of  all  business  or  secular 
matters  within  their  limits  pertaining  to  the  religious  organi- 
zation, as  the  Church  within  the  same  limits  had  of  spiritual 
affairs. 

At  first,  liberty  would  be  given  by  the  General  Assembly  to 
set  up  a  church  in  a  town.  Later,  as  the  population  of  a  town 
increased  and  spread,  the  Assembly  upon  petition  would  divide 
the  town  into  two  or  more  Societies,  naming  and  carefully 
establishing  the  bounds  of  each,  and  give  liberty  for  a  church 
in  each  Society.  Sometimes  a  Society  would  be  located  partly 
in  each  of  two  or  more  towns,  where  a  center  of  settlement  lay 
near  a  town  line.  Only  in  a  few  instances  was  the  whole  or 
any  part  of  a  Societ}^  established  within  the  bounds  of  another 
Society. 

Occasionally  a  Society  failed  to  receive  a  definite  name  from 
the  Assembly  when  it  was  established ;  or  sometimes  one  would 
come  to  be  known  by  a  name  which  was  popularly  applied  to 
it,  rather  than  bj^  its  official  designation. 

Frequently  Societies  changed  their  location  from  one  town 

to  another,   through  the  incorporation  of  new  towns  by  the 

division  of  older  towns.     This  would  often  result  in  the  Society 

in  the  new  town  being  designated  b}-  a  new  name,  sometimes 

officially  and  more  often  unofficially.     The  different  Societies 

y      in  a  town  were  often  called  by  their  numerical  designation  in 

v!:^  the  order  of  their  establishment,  as  Second  or  Fifth  Societ}^, 

/X  which  designation  would  be  changed  by  the  division  of  the 

v^  town.     The  result  of  all  this  is  that  it  often  seems  impossible 

/V^  to  fix  upon  the  true  legal  name  of  a  Societ3\ 


It  is  often  now  impossible  to  tell  from  the  record  of  the 
establishment  of  a  Society  from  what  Society  or  Societies  it 
was  set  off. 

The  date  of  the  establishing  of  a  Society  differs  in  the 
majority  of  instances  from  that  of  the  organization  of  the 
Church  in  that  Society.  Usually  it  is  earlier,  but  occasionally 
later  than  that  of  the  Church. 

The  numerous  "Separate"  churches,  which  sprung  up 
about  the  middle  of  the  eighteenth  century,  were  usually  with- 
out legal  existence  or  distinct  Society  bounds  or  limits.  Only 
a  few  of  them  have  survived  to  the  present  time. 

The  above  is  a  general  statement,  from  which  there  are 
many  variations,  as  to  the  organization,  naming  and  changes 
of  name  of  the  Congregational  Ecclesiastical  Societies  in 
Connecticut.  It  illustrates  the  difficulties  that  will  be  found 
in  locating,  tracing  and  identifying  the  earl}^  Societies.  And 
the  list  which  follows  is  an  attempt  to  aid  the  searcher  in  over- 
coming these  difficulties.  Confessedly  it  is  imperfect,  and  it 
may  be  doubted  if  an  absolutely  perfect  list  can  ever  be  com- 
piled. It  is  certain  to  receive  criticism,  and  presumably  some 
glaring  errors  and  omissions  will  be  discovered  in  it.  But  it  is 
believed  that  it  will  be  found  of  some  aid  by  the  puzzled 
searcher  after  earl}^  Connecticut  ecclesiastical  records. 

This  list  does  not  attempt  to  give  the  Societies  under  their 
strictl}^  legal  names,  which  in  many  cases  it  is  impossible  to 
tell  with  certaint}^;  but  rather  to  give  them  under  the  names 
b}^  which  they  are  best  known,  omitting  the  constant  repetition 
which  would  be  caused  by  the  use  of  the  word  Congregational 
in  the  name  of  each  Society.  In  a  number  of  instances, 
under  a  law  passed  in  1893,  Societies  have  dissolved  and  their 
property  and  functions  have  been  taken  over  by  the  Church 
with  which  they  were  connected.  It  is  not  unlikely  that  a 
few  of  the  Societies  appearing  in  this  list  have  alread}^  become 
extinct  through  such  action.  In  the  numerous  cross  refer- 
ences in  this  list  each  Society  appears  not  only  under  its  own 
name,  but,  where  that  differs  from  the  name  of  the  town  in 
which  it  is  located,  under  that  town's  name  as  well. 

Albert  C.  Bates, 

Librarian. 


LIST  OF  SOCIETIES 


Abington  Society  iti  Pom/ret.  Established  May  1749  by  division 
of  Ponifret  First  Society. 

Amity  Society.     See  Woodbridj^e  Society. 

Andover  Society.  Established  May  1747  as  Aiidover  Society  in 
Coventr}',  Hebron  and  Lebanon,  by  division  of  Coventry  First 
and  Second  Societies,  Hebron  Society  and  Lebanon  Second  Society. 
Andover  incorporated  May  1848  from  parts  of  Coventry  and 
Hebron,  its  bounds  being  the  same  as  those  of  Andover  Society  in 
those  two  towns. 

Antioch  Society  i7t  Colchester.  Established  May  1774  within  the 
limits  of  Colchester  First  Society.     This  Society  is  now  extinct. 

ASHFORD  Society.  Leave  granted  October  17 17  to  gather  a  church 
in  Ashford.  Part  set  off  as  Westford  Society  October  1765. 
Part  set  off  as  Eastford  Society  October  1777. 

Ashford  Eastford  or  Third  Society.     See  Eastford  Societ3\ 

Ashford  Westford  or  Second  Society.     See  Westford  Society. 

Avon  West  Avon  or  First  Society.     See  West  Avon  Society. 

Barkhamsted  East  or  First  Society.     Established  May  1779. 

Barkhamsted  Winsted  Society.     See  Winsted  Society. 

Berlin  or  Second  Society.  Established  October  1772  by  division 
of  Kensington  Society  as  Worthington  Society  in  Middletown  and 
Wethersfield.  An  addition  made  from  Wethersfield  in  1794. 
Became  Berlin  Third  Society  on  the  incorporation  of  that  town 
from  Farmington,  Middletown  and  Wethersfield  May  1785. 
Became  Berlin  Second  Society  on  the  incorporation  of  New 
Britain  May  1850. 

Berlin  Kensington  or  First  Society.     See  Kensington  Society. 

Berlin  New  Britain  or  Second  Society.     See  New  Britain  Society. 

Berlin  Third  Society.     See  Berlin  or  Second  Society. 

Bethany  Society.  Established  October  1762  as  Bethany  Society  in 
New  Haven  and  Milford  by  division  of  Amity  Society.  Part  set 
off  as  part  of  Salem  Society  May  1773.  Became  Bethany  or  Second 
Society  in  Woodbridge  on  the  incorporation  of  that  town  January 
1784.  Probably  a  small  part  set  off  to  Woodbridge  First  Society 
May  1803.  Bethany  incorporated  May  1832  from  Woodbridge 
with  the  same  bounds  as  those  of  Bethany  Society. 

Bethany  Salem  Society.     See  Naugatuck  Society. 

BeTheIv  Society.  Established  October  1759  as  Bethel  or  Second 
Society  in  Danbury  by  division  of  Danbury  First  Society.  Bethel 
incorporated  May  1855  from  Danbury  with  the  same  bounds  as 
those  of  Bethel  Societv. 


Bethesda  Society  in  SterltJig.  Established  May  1772  in  the  north 
part  of  Voluntown,  probably  by  division  of  Voluntown  First 
Society.  Part  of  Volnntown  including  this  Society  incorporated 
May  1794  as  Sterling.  The  church  in  this  Society  became  Baptist 
about  1830. 

Bethlehem  Society.  Established  October  1739  as  Bethlehem  Society 
in  Woodbury.  A  small  part  of  Litchfield  annexed  May  1741.  Part 
of  Woodbury  including  this  Society  incorporated  May  1787  as 
Bethlehem. 

BloomfieIvD  Society.  Established  October  1736  as  Wintonbury 
Society  in  Windsor,  Farmington  and  Simsbury  by  division  of 
Societies  in  those  towns.  Bloomfield  incorporated  May  1835  from 
Windsor,  at  which  time  the  name  Wintonbury  seems  to  have  been 
dropped. 

B01.TON  Society.  Liberty  given  May  1725  to  form  a  church  in  the 
town.     Part  set  off  as  part  of  North  Bolton  Society  October  1760. 

Bolton  North  Bolton  or  Second  Society.     See  Vernon  Society. 

BozRAH  Society.  Established  May  1737  as  New  Concord  Society  in 
Norwich  by  division  of  the  First  "  and  adjoining  "  Societies;  was 
the  Fourth  Society  established  in  the  town,  although  sometimes 
called  the  Fifth.  This  part  of  the  town  incorporated  May  1786  as 
Bozrah,  when  it  became  New  Concord  in  Bozrah.  Later  it  was 
called  Fitchville  Society,  and  now  Bozrah. 

Bozrah  Fitchville  or  New  Concord  Society.     See  Bozrah  Society. 

Branford  or  First  Society.  Church  organized  1644  and  reorgan- 
ized about  1687.  Part  set  off  as  Branford  North  Society  October 
1725.     Small  part  set  off  to  East  Haven  Society  October  1815. 

Branford  East  Haven  Society.     See  East  Haven  Society. 

Branford  North  or  Second  or  North  Branford  Society.  See  North 
Branford  Society. 

Branford  Northford  or  Third  Society.     See  Northford  Society. 

Breakneck  Society.     See  South  Killingly  Society. 

Bridgeport  First  Society.  Released  in  1691  as  Pequonnock  Society 
in  Fairfield  and  Stratford,  by  division  of  the  First  Societies  in 
those  towns,  from  paying  rates  to  those  Societies.  Called  Fair- 
field Village  Society  May  1699.  Name  changed  May  1701  to 
Stratfield  Society.  Sometimes  called  Stratford  Second  Society. 
Part  set  off  as  part  of  North  Fairfield  Society  October  1762.  Part 
of  Stratford  including  this  Society  incorporated  May  1821  as 
Bridgeport.  Name  of  Society  formally  changed  May  1847  from 
Stratfield  to  Bridgeport  First. 

Bridgeport  North  Fairfield  Society.     See  Easton  Society. 

Bridgeport  Stratfield  Society.     See  Bridgeport  First  Society. 

BridgewaTER  Society.  Established  October  1803  as  Bridge  water 
Society  in  New  Milford.  Part  of  New  Milford  including  this 
Society  incorporated  May  1856  as  Bridge  water. 

Bristol  Society.  Established  May  1744  as  New  Cambridge  Society 
in  Farmington.  Became  New  Cambridge  Society  in  Bristol  May 
1785  on  incorporation  of  that  town  from  Farmington  May  1785. 
Name  formally  changed  May  1853  to  Bristol  Society. 


Bristol  New  Cambridge  or  First  Society.     See  Bristol  Society. 

Bristol  West  Britain  or  Second  Society.     See  Burlington  Society. 

Brookfiki.d  Society.  Established  October  1754  as  Newbury  Society 
in  Danbur}',  New  Milford  and  Newton,  by  division  of  the  First 
Societies  in  those  towns.  Brookfield  incorporated  May  1788  with 
the  same  bounds  as  those  of  Newbury  Society. 

Brooklyn  Society.  Established  October  1731  as  Mortlake  Society 
including  part  of  the  quasi  town  of  Mortlake  (which  was  later 
included  in  Pomfret),  part  of  Canterbury  and  a  small  part  of 
Pomfret.  More  of  the  quasi  town  of  Mortlake  added  October 
1732.  Brooklyn  incorporated  May  1786  with  the  same  bounds  as 
those  of  Mortlake  Society. 

Brunswick  Society  in  Windham.  Established  January  1774  as  a 
Separate  Society  with  the  same  bounds  as  those  of  the  Scotland 
or  Windham  Third  Society.  Became  extinct  probably  many  years 
ago. 

Buckingham  Society  /;/  Glastonbury.  Established  May  173 1  as 
Eastbury  or  Second  Society  in  Glastonbury  by  division  of  the 
First  Society.  Part  set  off  as  part  of  Marlborough  Society  May 
1747.  Later  called  East  Glastonbury  Society,  and  now  Bucking- 
ham Society. 

Burlington  Society.  Established  October  1774  as  West  Britain 
Society  in  Farmington,  probably  by  division  of  Farmington  First 
Society.  On  incorporation  of  Bristol  May  1785  it  became  West 
Britain  or  Second  Society  in  Bristol.  Part  of  Bristol  including 
this  Society  incorporated  May  1806  as  Burlington. 

Canaan  Society.     See  New  Canaan  Society. 

Canaan  North  or  Second  Society.     See  East  Canaan  Societ}-. 

Canaan  South  or  First  Society.     See  South  Canaan  Society. 

Canterbury  Society.  Inhabitants  given  leave  to  gather  a  church 
May  1 71 1.  A  new  Society  of  Separates  established  May  1760  by 
dissenters  from  the  old  Society.  The  two  Societies  merged  again 
into  one  at  some  later  date.  The  Separate  Society  was  sometimes 
called  North  Canterbury  Society.  Part  set  off  as  part  of  Hanover 
Society  May  1761.  Part  set  off  as  Westminster  Society  October 
1769. 

Canterbury  Hanover  Society.     See  Hanover  Society. 

Canterbury  Mortlake  Society.     See  Brooklyn  Society. 

Canterbury  North  Canterbury  or  Separate  Society.  See  under  Canter- 
bury Society. 

Canterbury  Westminster  Society.     See  Westminster  Society. 

Canton  Center  Society.  Established  May  1750  as  West  Simsbury 
Society  in  Simsbury  by  division  of  Simsbury  Society.  Part  of 
SimsVniry  including  this  Society  incorporated  May  1806  as 
Canton. 

CenTerbrook  Society  in  Essex.  Established  May  1722  as  Potopaug 
or  North  or  Second  Society  in  Saybrook  by  division  of  First 
Society.  Part  set  off  as  Chester  Society  October  1740,  Name 
seems  to  have  been  gradually  changed  to  Centerbrook.     Became 


Centerbrook  or  Second  Society  in  Old  Saybrook  on  incorporation 
of  that  town  from  Saybrook  in  May  1852.  Became  Centerbrook 
Society  in  Essex  May  1854  on  the  incorporation  of  that  town 
from  Old  Saybrook  with  the  same  bounds  as  those  of  this  Society. 

Chapi^in  Society.  Established  October  1806  as  Chaplin  Society  by 
division  of  Hampton  Society  and  First  Societies  of  Mansfield  and 
Windham.  Bounds  altered  May  181 5.  Parts  of  Hampton  and 
Mansfield  including  those  parts  of  this  Society  incorporated  May 
1822  as  Chaplin. 

Chatham  East  Hampton  or  Third  or  Second  Society.  See  East  Hampton 
Society. 

Chatham  First  Society.     See  Portland  Society. 

Chatham  Haddam  Neck  or  Middle  Haddam  or  Second  or  First  Society. 
See  Haddam  Neck  Society. 

Chatham  Westchester  Society.     See  Westchester  Society. 

Chelsea  Society.     See  Norwich  Second  Society. 

Cheshire  Society.  Established  May  1723  as  West  Society  in  Walling- 
ford  probably  by  division  of  First  Society.  Named  New  Cheshire 
Society  May  1724.  Part  set  oiT  as  part  of  Salem  Society  May  1773. 
Part  of  Wallingford  including  this  Society  incorporated  May  1780 
as  Cheshire.  Part  set  off  as  part  of  Columbia  Societj'  October 
1797. 

Cheshire  Columbia  Society.     See  Prospect  Society. 

Cheshire  Naugatuck  or  Salem  Society.     See  Naugatuck  Society. 

Chester  Society.  Established  October  1740  as  Chester  Society  in 
Saybrook  by  division  of  Potopaug  Society.  Part  of  Saybrook 
including  this  Society  incorporated  May  1836  at  Chester. 

CHESTERFIEI.D  Society  in  Montville,  Waterford,  Neiv  London  and 
Salem.  Established  January  1769  as  Chesterfield  Society  in  New 
London  and  Lyme  by  division  of  New  London  First  and  Lyme 
Societies.  Part  of  that  part  of  New  London  incorporated  as  part 
of  Montville  October  17S6.  The  remainder  incorporated  as  Water- 
ford  October  1801.  A  small  part  added  from  New  London  First 
Society  May  1809.  That  part  of  Lyme  and  perhaps  sections  of 
those  parts  of  Montville  and  Waterford  were  incorporated  May 
1819  as  Salem.     The  Society  became  extinct  about  1820. 

CijNTON  Society.  Inhabitants  of  Killingworth  permitted  October 
1667  to  gather  a  church.  Part  set  off  as  Killingworth  North  or 
Second  Society  May  1737.  Clinton  incorporated  May  1838  from 
Killingworth  with  the  same  bounds  as  those  of  this  Society. 

Coixhester  Society.  Inhabitants  of  Colchester  given  leave  October 
1703  to  form  a  church.  Part  set  off  as  part  of  New  Salem  Society 
May  1725.  Part  set  off  as  part  of  Westchester  Society  October 
1728.  Part  set  off  as  part  of  Marll)orough  Society  May  1747. 
Antioch  Society  established  within  the  limits  of  this  Society  May 
1774. 

Colchester  Antioch  Society.     See  Antioch  Society, 

Colchester  Marlborough  Society.     See  Marlborough  Society. 

Colchester  New  Salem  or  Second  Society.     See  Salem  Society. 


Colchester  Southwest  or  Westcliester  or  Third  Society.  See  West- 
chester Society. 

CoLEBROOK  Society.     Church  orj(anized  in  the  town  in  1795. 

Columbia  Society.  Kstablished  May  17 16  as  North  West  or  Crank 
Society  in  Lebanon  by  division  of  First  Society.  Part  set  off  as 
part  of  Andover  Society  May  1747.  Name  formally  changed  to 
Columbia  Society  October  1797.  Columbia  incorporated  May 
1804  from  Lebanon  with  the  same  bounds  as  those  of  this  Societ3\ 

Columbia  Society.     See  Prospect  Society, 

Cornwall  First  Society.  Inhabitants  given  liberty  May  1740  to 
settle  a  minister.  Second  Society  established  within  the  limits  of 
this  Society  October  1804. 

Cornwall  Second  Society.  Established  October  1804  within  the 
limits  of  the  First  Society. 

Coventry  Second  or  North  Society.  Established  May  1740  by 
division  of  First  Society.  Part  set  off  as  part  of  Andover  Society 
May  1747. 

Coventry  Andover  Society.     See  Andover  Society. 

Coventry  South  Coventry  or  First  Society.     See  South  Coventry  Society. 

Crank  Society.     See  Columbia  Society. 

Cromwell  Society.  Established  May  1703  as  Second  or  North  or 
Upper  Society  in  Middletown.  Part  set  off  as  part  of  Westfield 
Society  May  1766.  Part  of  Middletown  including  this  Society 
incorporated  May  185 1  as  Cromwell.  Name  of  Societ}^  formally 
changed  May  1853. 

Cromwell  Middletown  Second  Society.     See  Cromwell  Society. 

Dan  BURY  Society.  Inhabitants  given  leave  to  form  a  church  May 
1696.  Part  set  off  as  part  of  Newbury  Society  October  1754.  Part 
set  off  as  Bethel  Society  October  1759.  New  Danbur}-  Society 
established  within  the  limits  of  this  Society  October  1770. 

Danbury  Bethel  or  Second  Society.     See  Bethel  Society. 

Danbury  Newbury  Society.     See  Brookfield  Society. 

Danbury  New  Danbury  Society.     See  New  Danbury  Society. 

DanieLvSON  Society  in  Killingly.  Established  October  1805  as  West- 
field  Society  by  division  of  "  the  middle  society  "  in  Killingly,  at 
which  time  it  would  be  the  Third  Society.  Usually  called 
West  Killingly  Society  until  1878.  Since  then  called  Danielson 
Society. 

Darien  Society.  Established  October  1737  as  Middlesex  Society  in 
Norwalk  and  Stamford  by  division  of  the  First  Society  in  each  of 
those  towns.  Part  included  in  New  Canaan  on  its  incorporation 
May  1801.  Part  of  Stamford  including  this  Society  incorporated 
May  1820  as  Darien. 

Derby  First  Society.  Inhabitants  of  Derby  given  leave  May  1678  to 
form  a  church.  Part  set  off  as  part  of  Oxford  Society  May  1741. 
Part  set  off  as  part  of  Salem  Society  May  1773.  Part  set  off  as 
part  of  Great  Hill  Society  May  1779. 

Derby  Great  Hill  Society.     See  Great  Hill  Society. 

Derby  Humphreysville  Society.     See  Seymour  Society. 


Derby  Oxford  Society.     See  Oxford  Society. 

Derby  Salem  Society.     See  Naugatuck  Society. 

Durham  Society.  Inhabitants  of  Durham  given  liberty  to  form  a 
church  October  1708. 

Eastbury  Society.     See  Buckingham  Society. 

East  Canaan  Society  in  North  Canaan.  Established  October  1767 
by  division  of  Canaan  Society  as  North  or  Second  Society  in 
Canaan.  Became  North  Canaan  Society  on  incorporation  of  that 
town  from  Canaan  May  1858.     Now  called  East  Canaan  Society. 

Eastford  Society.  Established  October  1777  as  Eastford  Society-  in 
Ashford  by  division  of  First  Society.  Part  of  Ashford  including 
this  Society  incorporated  May  1847  as  Eastford. 

East  Glastonbury  Society.     See  Buckingham  Society. 

East  Granby  Society.  Established  October  1736  as  Turkey  Hills 
Society  in  Simsbur}''  by  division  of  First  Society.  Small  part 
added  from  Windsor  May  1737.  Part  of  Simsbury  including  this 
Society  incorporated  as  Granby  October  1786.  Society  reesta- 
blished May  1812.  Part  of  Windsor  including  this  Society  incor- 
porated as  Windsor  Locks  May  1854.  Part  of  Granb}^  and  Windsor 
Locks  including  this  Society  incorporated  as  East  Granby  June 
1858.  Name  formally  changed  January  1905  from  Turkey  Hills 
Society  to  East  Granby  Society. 

East  Granby  Turkey  Hills  Society.     See  East  Granb}^  Society. 

East  Greenwich  Society.     See  Warren  Society. 

East  Guilford  Society.     See  Madison  Society. 

East  Haddam  Society.  Established  October  1700  as  East  Haddam 
Society  in  Haddam  by  division  of  First  Society.  Part  set  off  as 
Millington  Society  October  1733.  Part  of  Haddam  including  this 
Society  incorporated  May  1734  as  East  Haddam.  Part  set  off  as 
part  of  Hadlyme  Society  October  1742. 

East  Haddam  Hadlyme  Society.     See  Hadlyme  Society. 

East  Haddam  Millington  or  Second  Society.     See  Millington  Society. 

East  Haddam  Westchester  Societ)'.     See  Westchester  Society. 

East  Hampton  Society  in  Chatham.  Established  May  1746  as  East 
Hampton  Society  in  Middletown  by  division  of  Third  Society. 
Part  of  Middletown  including  this  Society  incorporated  as  Chat- 
ham October  1767,  when  it  became  the  Third  Society  in  that  town. 
Became  Second  Society  on  incorporation  of  Portland  from  Chatham 
May  1 84 1. 

East  Hartford  Society.  Established  October  1694  as  Hartford  east 
side  of  great  river,  or  East  Hartford  or  Thiird  Society  by  division 
of  Hartford  First  and  Second  Societies;  but  not  given  full  authority 
as  a  Society  until  May  1702.  Part  set  off  as  Orford  Society  May 
1772.  Part  of  Hartford  including  this  Society  incorporated  Octo- 
ber 1783  as  East  Hartford. 

East  Hartford  Orford  or  Second  Society.     See  South  IVIanchester  Society. 

East  Harti.and  Society  in  Hartland.  Established  1761  as  Hartland 
Society.  Part  set  off  January  1779  as  West  Hartland  or  Second 
Society  in  Hartland,  making  this  the  First  Society,  after  which 
it  came  to  be  called  East  Hartland. 


East  Haven  Socikty.  Inhabitants  <^iven  leave  May  1709  to  embody 
in  church  estate,  making  this  East  Haven  Society  in  New  Haven 
by  division  of  First  Society.  Part  of  New  Haven  inckiding  this 
Society  incorporated  May  1785  as  East  Haven.  Small  part  added 
from  Rranford  Society  October  18 15. 

East  L^-nie  Society.     See  Niantic  Society. 

East  Lyme  Niantic  Society.     See  Niantic  Society. 

East  Lyme  Groton  Society.     See  Groton  Society. 

East  Norwich  Society.     See  Long  Society. 

EasTon  Society.  Established  October  1762  as  North  Fairfield  Society 
in  Fairfield  and  Stratford  by  division  of  Greenfield,  Stratfield 
and  North  Stratford  vSocieties.  Part  of  Fairfield  including  that 
part  of  this  Society  incorporated  October  1787  as  Weston.  Part 
of  the  part  of  Stratford  including  that  part  of  this  Society  incor- 
porated October  1797  as  Trumbull;  the  remainder  incorporated 
May  1821  as  Bridgeport.  The  part  of  Weston  including  this 
Society  incorporated  May  1845  as  Easton,  after  which  the  name 
North  Fairfield  was  no  longer  used. 

East  Plain  Society.     See  Whitneyville  Society. 

East  Stafford  Society.     See  Stafford  First  Society. 

East  Windsor  Society.  Established  May  1752  as  North  or  Fourth 
Society  in  Windsor  by  division  of  East  or  Second  Society.  The 
part  of  Windsor  including  this  Societ}^  incorporated  May  1768  as 
East  Windsor,  when  this  became  the  North  or  Second  Society. 
Became  only  society  in  East  Windsor  May  1845  on  division  of 
that  town  by  incorporation  of  South  Windsor.  Name  formally 
*  changed  May  1846,  from  East  Windsor  Second  Society  to  East 
Windsor  or  First  Society. 

East  Windsor  Ellington  Society.     See  Ellington  Society. 

East  Windsor  First  Society.     See  South  Windsor  Society. 

East  Windsor  North  or  Second  Society.     See  East  Windsor  Society. 

East  Windsor  North  Bolton  or  Vernon  Society.      See  Vernon  Society. 

East  Woodstock  Society.     See  under  North  Woodstock  Society. 

ELI.INGT0N  Society.  Established  October  1735  as  Ellington  Society 
in  Windsor  by  division  of  East  Windsor  Society.  Part  of 
Windsor  including  this  Society  incorporated  May  1768  as  East 
Windsor.  Part  of  East  Windsor  including  this  Society  incorpor- 
ated May  1786  as  Ellington. 

Ellsworth  Society  in  Sharon.  Established  May  1800  by  division  of 
First  Society  in  Sharon. 

Enfield  Society.  Church  organized  1699  in  Enfield,  which  was  in 
Massachusetts  until  1749.  Part  set  off  1727  as  East  Enfield  Soci- 
ety. Second  Society  established  May  1770  within  the  limits  of 
this  Society. 

Enfield  Second  Society.  Established  May  1 770  as  a  "  Separate ' '  Soci- 
ety within  the  bounds  of  the  First  Society.  Became  extinct 
about  1843. 

Essex  Centerbrook  Society.     See  Centerbrook  Society. 


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Exeter  Society  in  Lebanon.  Established  May  1773  by  division  of 
Goshen  Society  in  Lebanon. 

Fairfield  Society.  Church  organized  1639.  Part  set  off  1691  as 
Poquonock  Society.  Part  set  off  May  171 1  as  Fairfield  West 
Farms  Society.  Part  set  off  October  1725  as  Fairfield  Northwest 
Society.     Sometimes  called  Fairfield  Middle  Society. 

Fairfield  Bridgeport  or  Poquonock  or  Stratfield  or  Stratford  Second 
Society.     See  Bridgeport  First  Society. 

Fairfield  Greenfield  Hill  or  Northwest  Society.  See  Greenfield  Hill 
Society. 

Fairfield  Greens  Farms  or  West  Farms  Society.  See  Greens  Farms 
Society. 

Fairfield  Middle  Society.     See  Fairfield  Society. 

Fairfield  Norfield  Society.     See  Weston  Society. 

Fairfield  North  Fairfield  Society.     See  Easton  Society, 

Fairfield  Redding  Society.     See  Redding  Society. 

Fairfield  Village  Society.     See  Bridgeport  First  Society. 

Fair  Haven  Society  in  New  Haven.  Established  January  1774 
within  the  bounds  of  New  Haven  First  Society  by  seceders  from 
White  Haven  Society.  The  two  Societies  reunited  October  1796 
and  were  established  as  the  United  Society  of  White  Haven  and 
Fair  Haven.     See  under  United  Society. 

Farmingbury  Society.     See  Wolcott  Society. 

Farmington  Society.  Church  organized  1652.  Part  set  off  as  Great 
Swamp  Society  October  1711.  Probably  part  set  off  as  Farming- 
ton  South  or  Southwest  Society  May  1724.  Probably  part  set  off 
as  New  Cambridge  Society  May  1744.  Probably  part  set  off  as 
West  Britain  Society  October  1774.  Part  set  off  as  Northington 
Society  May  1817. 

Farmington  Farmingbury  Society.     See  Farmingbury  Society. 

Farmington  Great  Swamp  or  Kensington  or  Second  Society-.  See 
Kensington  Society. 

Farmington  New  Britain  Society.     See  New  Britain  First  Society. 

Farmington  New  Cambridge  Society.     See  Bristol  Society. 

Farmington  Newington  or  Wethersfield  West  Society.  See  Newington 
Society, 

Farmington  Northington  Society.     See  West  Avon  Society. 

Farmington  Panthorn  or  South  or  Southwest  or  Third  Society.  See 
Southington  Society. 

Farmington  West  Britain  Society.     See  Burlington  Society. 

Farmington  Wintonbury  Society,     See  Bloomfield  Society. 

First  Society  in  Voluntown  and  Sterling,     See  Moosup  Society, 

Fitchville  Society.     See  Bozrah  Society. 

Franklin  Society.  Established  October  1716  as  West  Farms  Society 
in  Norwich  by  division  of  First  Society.  Sometimes  called  Nor- 
wich West  Society.  Part  set  off  May  1761  as  Norwich  Eighth 
Society.  The  part  of  Norwich  including  this  Society  incorporated 
May  1786  as  Franklin, 

Gildersleeve  Society,     See  Portland  Society. 


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GiivEAD  Society  in  Hebron.  Established  May  1748  by  division  of 
Hebron  Society. 

Glastonbury  Society.  Church  organized  in  the  town  1692.  Part 
set  off  as  Eastbury  Society  May  1731. 

Glastonbury  Buckingham  or  Eastbury  or  East  Glastonbury  or  Second 
Society.     See  Buckingham  Society. 

Glastonbury  Marlborough  Society.     See  Marlborough  Society. 

Goshen  Society.     Church  organized  in  the  town  1740. 

Goshen  Society  271  Lebanoji.  Established  May  1728  as  Southwest 
Society  in  Lebanon  by  division  of  First  Society.  Named  Goshen 
Society  October  1729.     Part  set  off  as  Exeter  Society  May  1773. 

Granby  Society.  Established  October  1736  as  Salmon  Brook  Society 
in  Simsbury  by  division  of  Simsbury  Society.  -Part  of  Simsbury 
including  this  Society  incorporated  October  1786  as  Granby. 
The  name  Salmon  Brook  Society  seems  to  have  been  dropped  for 
Granby  Society  about  1858. 

Granby  Salmon  Brook  or  First  Society.     See  Granby  Society. 

Granby  Turkey  Hills  or  Second  Society.     See  East  Granby  Society. 

Grassy  HilIv  Society  in  Lyme.  Church  organized  in  1746  as  a 
"  Separate  "  church  by  withdrawers  from  the  church  in  the  North 
or  Third  Society  in  Lyme.  It  would  then  be  the  Fourth  Society  in 
Lyme.  Became  the  Second  Society  in  Lyme  on  the  incorporation 
of  South  Lyme  (now  Old  Lyme)  from  Lyme  May  1855.  Appar- 
ently this  Society  was  never  established  by  the  General  Assembly, 
but  is  one  of  the  few  ' '  Separate ' '  societies  that  have  survived  to  the 
present  time. 

Great  Hili.  Society  /;/  Derby.  Established  May  1779  by  division  of 
Derb}'  First  and  Oxford  Societies.     Became  extinct  about  1828. 

Great  Swamp  Society.     See  Kensington  Society. 

Greens  Farms  Society  ?//  Westport.  Established  May  171 1  as  West 
Farms  Society  in  Fairfield  by  division  of  First  Society.  Soon 
came,  without  special  authority,  to  be  called  Greens  Farms. 
Part  set  off  as  part  of  Norfield  Society  May  1757.  Part  of 
Fairfield  including  this  Society  incorporated  May  1835  as 
Westport. 

Greenfield  Hill  Society  in  Fairfield.  Established  October  1725  as 
Northwest  Society  in  Fairfield  by  division  of  First  Society.  Name 
changed  to  Greenfield  October  1727,  and  the  Hill  appears  to  have 
been  added  by  usage.  Part  set  off  as  part  of  Norfield  Society  May 
1757,  and  a  small  part  added  October  1757.  Part  set  off  as  part  of 
North  Fairfield  Society  October  1762. 

Greenwich  First  Society.  Church  organized  in  1670.  Part  set  off 
as  Greenwich  West  or  Horseneck  Society  May  1705.  Sometimes 
called  vSound  Beach  Society. 

Greenwich  Second  Society.  Established  May  1705  as  West  or 
Horseneck  Society  in  Greenwich  by  division  of  First  Society. 
These  names  have  now  become  obsolete  wnth  it.  Part  set  off  as 
part  of  Stanwich  Society  October  1732. 

Greenwich  Horseneck  or  West  Society.     See  Greenwich  Second  Society. 


Greenwich  Sound  Beach  Society.     See  Greenwich  First  Society. 

Greenwich  Stanwich  Society.     See  Stanwich  Society. 

GriswoIvD  Society.  Established  October  1716  as  North  or  Second 
Society  in  Preston  by  division  of  First  Society.  Part  of  Preston 
inckiding  this  Society  incorporated  October  18 15  as  Griswold. 

Groton  Society.  Established  October  1703  as  East  New  London 
Society  in  New  London  by  division  of  First  Society.  Part  of 
New  London  including  this  Society  incorporated  May  1705  as 
Groton.  Part  set  off  as  Groton  North  Society  October  1725. 
Sometimes  called  Groton  South  Society. 

Groton  North  or  Second  Society.     See  Ledyard  Society. 

Groton  South  Society.     See  Groton  Society. 

Guilford  First  Society.  Church  organized  in  1643.  Part  set  off  as 
Guilford  East  or  Second  or  Hammonassett  Society  May  1703, 
Part  set  off  as  Guilford  North  or  Third  Society  May  1720.  Guil- 
ford Fourth  Society  established  May  1730  by  dissenters  from  this 
Societ5^ 

GuiIvFord  Fourth  Society.  Established  May  1730  by  dissenters  from 
the  First  Society  with  the  same  bounds  as  those  of  that  Society. 
Last  meeting  of  the  Society  held  March  4,  181 1. 

Guilford  East  Guilford  or  Hammonasset  or  Second  Society.  See  Madi- 
son Society. 

Guilford  North  or  North  Guilford  or  Third  or  Second  Society.  See 
North  Guilford  Society. 

Guilford  North  Bristol  or  Fifth  Society.     See  North  Madison  Society. 

Haddam  Society.  Inhabitants  given  leave  May  1695  to  embody  in 
church  estate.  Part  set  off  as  East  Haddam  vSociety  October  1700. 
Part  set  off  as  part  of  Haddam  Neck  Society  May  1739. 

Haddam  Neck  Society  in  Chatham  and  Haddam.  Established  May 
1739  as  Middle  Haddam  Societ}-  in  Middletown  and  Haddam  by 
division  of  Middletown  East  Society  and  Haddam  First  Society. 
Name  seems  to  have  been  gradually  changed  from  Middle  Had- 
dam to  Haddam  Neck  Society.  Part  of  Middletown  including 
this  Society  incorporated  October  1767  as  Chatham,  after  which 
it  was  sometimes  called  Chatham  Second  Society.  Part  of  Chat- 
ham incorporated  May  184 1  as  Portland,  after  which  this  would 
be  Chatham  First  Society. 

Haddam  East  Haddam  or  Second  Society.     See  East  Haddam  Society. 

Haddam  Haddam  Neck  or  Middle  Haddam  Society.  See  Haddam  Neck 
Society. 

Haddam  Millington  Society.     See  Millington  Society. 

Haddam  Westchester  Society,     See  Westchester  Society. 

Hadi.yme  Society  i?i  East  Haddam  and  Lyme.  Established  October 
1742  by  division  of  East  Haddam  First  and  Lyme  Third  Societies. 

Hamburg  Society.     See  Lyme  First  Society. 

Hamden  East  Plain  or  Whitneyville  or  Second  Society.  See  East  Plain 
Society. 

Hamden  Mount  Carmel  or  First  Society.     See  Mount  Carmel  Society. 
Hammonasset  Society.     See  Madison  Society. 


Hampton  Society.  Established  May  17 17  as  Windham  Northeast  Part 
by  division  of  Windham  First  Society.  Called  Windham  Village 
as  early  as  May  1722.  Later  called  Canada  Society.  Part  of 
Windham  including  this  Society,  part  of  Windham  First  Society, 
and  parts  of  Brooklyn,  Canterbury,  Mansiield  and  Pomfret  incor- 
porated October  1786  as  Hampton.  *  Part  set  off  as  part  of  Chaplin 
Society  October  1806. 

Hampton  Chaplin  Society.     See  Chaplin  Society. 

Hanover  Society  in  Sprague.  Established  May  1761  as  Hanover 
Society  in  Canterbury,  Norwich  and  Windham  by  division  of 
Canterbury  First,  Newent  and  Scotland  Societies.  Sometimes 
called  Norwich  Eighth  Society,  although  it  seems  to  have  act- 
ually been  the  Seventh.  Part  of  Norwich  including  this  Society 
incorporated  May  1786  as  Lisbon,  making  this  Hanover  or 
Second  Society  in  Lisbon.  Part  of  Lisbon  including  this  Society 
incorporated  May  1861  as  Sprague. 

Hartford  First  Society.  Church  in  this  Society  organized  in  Cam- 
bridge, Mass.,  and  removed  to  Hartford  with  the  early  settlers 
1636.  Part  set  off  as  Hartford  Second  Society  October  1669. 
Part  set  off  as  part  of  East  Hartford  or  Third  Society  October 
1694.     Society  dissolved  in  1903. 

Hartford  Second  Society.  Established  October  1669  b}-  division 
of  First  Society.  Often  called  Hartford  South  Society.  Part  set 
off  as  part  of  East  Hartford  or  Third  Society  October  1694. 

Hartford  East  Hartford  or  Third  Society.  See  East  Hartford  First 
Society. 

Hartford  Orford  or  Fifth  Society.     See  South  Manchester  Society. 

Hartford  South  Society.     See  Hartford  Second  Society. 

Hartford  West  Division  or  West  Hartford  or  Fourth  Society.  See  West 
Hartford  Society. 

Hartland  East  Hartland  or  First  Society.     See  East  Hartland  Society. 

Hartland  West  Hartland  or  Second  Society.  See  West  Hartland 
Society. 

Harwinton  Society.  Inhabitants  given  leave  to  embody  in  church 
estate  October  1737. 

Hebron  Society,  Inhabitants  given  leave  to  gather  a  church  October 
1716.  Part  set  off  as  part  of  Andover  Society  May  1747.  Part  set 
off  as  part  of  Marlborough  Society  May  1747.  Part  set  off  as 
Gilead  Society  May  1 748. 

Hebron  Andover  Society.     See  Andover  Society. 

Hebron  Gilead  or  Second  Society.     See  Gilead  Society. 

Hebron  Marlborough  Society.     See  Marlborough  Society. 

Horseneck  Society.     See  Greenwich  Second  Society. 

Humphreysville  Society.     See  Seymour  Society. 

Huntington  Society.  Established  May  1717  as  Stratford  North  Part 
Society  by  division  of  Stratford  First  Society.  Named  Ripton 
Society  October  1717.  Part  set  off  as  part  of  New  Stratford 
Society  Ma}-  1762.  Huntington  incorporated  January  1789  from 
Stratford,  with  the  same  bounds  as  those  of  Ripton  Society. 


Huntington  North  Stratford  or  Second  Society.     See  Monroe  Society. 

Judea  Societ3\     See  Washington  Society. 

Kensington  Society  hi  Berlin.  Given  permission  October  1705  to 
form  a  Society;  formally  established,  by  being  given  leave  to 
gather  a  church,  October  1711,  as  Great  Swamp  or  Second  Society 
in  Farmington  by  division  of  First  Society.  Part  of  Wethersfield 
West  Society  added  October  1715.  Part  of  Middletown  added 
May  1718.  Name  changed  to  Kensington  May  1722.  Part  set  off 
as  New  Britain  Society  May  1754.  Part  set  off  as  Worthington 
Society  October  1772.  Parts  of  Farmington,  Middletown  and 
Wethersfield  including  this  societ}^  incorporated  May  1785  as 
Berlin. 

Kent  Society.  Tax  granted  for  support  of  a  minister  October  1739. 
Part  set  off  as  East  Greenwich  Society  May  1750. 

Kent  East  Greenwich  or  Second  Society.     See  Warren  Society. 

Kent  New  Preston  Society.     See  New  Preston  Society. 

Killingly  Breakneck  or  Third  Society.      See  South  Killingly  Society 

(1745)- 

Killingly  Danielson  or  Middle  or  Westfield  or  West  Killingly  Society. 
See  Danielson  Society. 

Killingly  North  or  Putnam  Heights  or  South  or  First  Society.  See 
Putnam  Society. 

Killingly  North  or  Second  Society.     See  Thompson  Society. 

Killingly  Separate  or  Fourth  or  Third  or  Second  or  First  Society.  See 
South  Killingly  Society  (1755). 

Killingly  South  Killingly  Society.     See  South  Killingly  Society. 

K11.1.INGWORTH  Society.  Established  May  1737  as  Killingworth 
North  or  Second  Society  by  division  of  First  Society.  Became 
only  Society  May  1838  on  incorporation  of  Clinton  from  part  of 
Killingworth. 

Killingworth  First  Society.     See  Clinton  Society. 

Killingworth  Second  or  North  Society.     See  Killingworth  Society. 

Lebanon  Society.  Inhabitants  given  leave  to  embody  in  church 
estate  October  1 700.  Part  set  off  as  Lebanon  Crank  Society  May 
17 16.  Part  set  off  as  Lebanon  South  West  Society  May  1728. 
The  Society  was  provisionally  divided  May  1732  and  actually 
divided  May  1804;  the  old  part  being  named  South  Society  and 
the  new  part  North  Society.  The  division,  however,  which  was 
the  result  of  a  quarrel  over  the  location  of  a  meeting  house,  seems 
to  have  made  little  difference  with  the  old  Society,  and  the  new 
Society  apparently  soon  became  extinct. 

Lebanon  Andover  Society.     See  Andover  Society. 

Lebanon  Crank  or  North  West  or  Second  Society.  See  Columbia 
Society. 

Lebanon  Exeter  Society.     See  Exeter  Society. 

Lebanon  Goshen  or  South  West  Society.     See  Goshen  Society. 

Lebanon  North  Society.     See  under  Lebanon  Society. 

Lebanon  South  Society.     See  under  Lebanon  Society. 


Ledyard  Society.  Established  October  1725  as  Groton  North  or 
Second  Society  by  division  of  First  Society.  Part  of  Groton  in- 
chiding  this  Society  incorporated  May  1836  as  Ledyard,  at  which 
time  the  name  of  the  Society  was  changed  to  Ledyard  Society. 

Lisbon  Society.  EstabHshed  May  1718  as  Norwich  North  East  Society 
by  division  of  First  Society.  Name  changed  to  Newent  Society 
October  1722.  Part  set  off  as  part  of  Hanover  Society  May  1761. 
Part  of  Norwich  inchiding  this  Society  incorporated  May  1786  as 
Lisbon,  and  Society  called  Lisbon  Society  since  that  time. 

Lisbon  Hanover  or  Second  Society.     See  Hanover  Society. 

L1TCHFIEI.D  Society.  Inhabitants  given  liberty  May  1722  to  embody 
in  church  estate.  Part  set  off  as  Litchfield  South  Farms  Society 
May  176S.     Part  set  off  as  Milton  Society  May  1795. 

Litchfield  Bethlehem  Society.     See  Bethlehem  Society. 

Litchfield  Milton  or  Third  Society.     See  Milton  Society. 

Litchfield  Northfield  Society.     See  Northfield  Society. 

Litchfield  South  Farms  or  Second  Society.     See  Morris  Society. 

Long  Society  in  Norzvich  or  Preston.  Established  May  1726  or  earlier 
as  East  Society  in  Norwich,  probably  by  division  of  First  Society. 
Later  called  East  Norwich,  Norwich  Fifth  (probably  an  error  for 
Fourth),  and  Long  Society  in  Norwich.  This  Society  was  annexed 
to  Preston  from  Norwich  in  1786.  After  this  it  was  called  Second 
Society  (although  actually  the  Third)  and  Long  Society  in  Preston. 

Lyme  First  Society.  Established  May  1727  as  Lyme  North  or  Third 
Society.  Became  Second  Society  upon  the  incorporation  of  East 
Lyme  May  1839;  and  became  First  Society  upon  the  incorpora- 
tion of  South  Lyme  (now  Old  Lyme)  May  1855.  Often  called 
Hamburg  Society.  Part  set  off  as  part  of  Hadlyme  Society 
October  1742.  Grassy  Hill  Society  established  perhaps  in  1746 
by  withdrawals  from  this  Society. 

Lyme  Chesterfield  Society.     See  Chesterfield  Society. 

Lyme  East  Lyme  or  Niantic  or  Second  Society.     See  Niantic  Society. 

Lyme  First  Society.     See  Old  L3'me  Society. 

Lyme  Grassy  Hill  or  Second  Society.     See  Grassy  Hill  Society. 

Lyme  Hadlyme  Society.     See  Hadlyme  Society. 

Lyme  New  Salem  Society.     See  Salem  Society. 

Madison  First  Society.  Established  May  1703  at  East  Guilford  or 
Second  or  Hammonasset  Society  in  Guilford  by  division  of  First 
Society.  Probably  part  set  off  as  North  Bristol  Society  May  1753. 
Part  of  Guilford  including  this  Society  incorporated  May  1826  as 
Madison. 

Madison  North  Bristol  or  North  Madison  or  Second  Society.  See  North 
Madison  Society. 

Manchester  Society.     See  South  Manchester  Society. 

Manchester  South  Manchester  or  First  Society.  See  South  Manchester 
Society. 

MANSFIEI.D  First  Society.  Leave  granted  May  1702  to  settle  a 
minister.  Part  set  off  as  Mansfield  Second  Society  October  1737. 
Probably  part  set  off  as  part  of  Chaplin  Society  October  1806. 
Often  called  Mansfield  South  Society. 


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Mansfield  Second  Society.  Established  October  1737  by  division 
of  First  Society.  Often  called  Mansfield  North  Society  or  Storrs 
Society. 

Mansfield  Chaplin  Society.     See  Chaplin  Society. 

Marlborough  Society.  Established  May  1747  as  Marlborough  So- 
ciety in  Hebron,  Colchester  and  Glastonbury,  by  division  of 
Hebron  Societ}-,  Colchester  First  and  Third  Societies  and  Glaston- 
bury Second  Society.  Marlborough  incorporated  October  1803 
from  Hebron,  Colchester  and  Glastonbury  with  the  same  bounds 
as  those  of  Marlborough  Society. 

Meriden  First  Society.  Established  May  1725  as  Wallingford 
North  Society.  Bounds  enlarged  and  name  changed  to  Meriden 
Society  May  1728.  Part  of  Wallingford  including  this  Society 
incorporated  May  1806  as  Meriden.  The  church  in  this  Society 
divided  December  31,  1847,  by  amicable  agreement,  the  new 
church  and  society  calling  itself  the  Center.  Each  church  now 
dates  its  origin  from  1729. 

Meriden  Center  Society.     See  under  Meriden  First  Society. 

MiDDLEBURY  Society.  Established  December  1790  as  Middlebury 
Society  in  Waterbury,  Woodbury  and  Southbury  by  division  of 
Waterbury  First,  Southbury  and  probably  Woodbury  First 
Societies.  Bounds  enlarged  October  1797.  Middlebur}-  incorpor- 
ated October  1807  from  Waterbury,  Woodbury  and  Southbury 
with  the  same  bounds  as  those  of  Middlebury  Society. 

MiDDLEFiELD  Society.  Established  October  1744  as  Middlefield 
Society  in  Middletown  by  division  of  First  Society.  Part  of 
Middletown  including  this  Society  incorporated  May  1866  as 
Middlefield. 

Middle  Haddam  Society.     See  Haddam  Neck  Society. 

Middlesex  Society.     See  Darien  Society. 

Middletown  First  Society.  Church  organized  November  1668. 
Part  set  off  as  Middletown  North  or  Second  or  Upper  Society  May 
1703.  Part  setoff  as  Middletown  East  or  Third  Society  May  1714. 
Part  set  off  as  Middlefield  Society  October  1744.  Part  set  off  as 
part  of  Westfield  Society  May  1766. 

Middletown  East  Hampton  Society.     See  East  Hampton  Society. 

Middletown  East  or  Third  Society.     See  Portland  Society. 

Middletown  Fourth  Society.     See  Middletown  Third  Society. 

Middletown  Great  Swamp  or  Kensington  Society.  See  Kensington 
Society. 

Middletown  Haddam  Neck  or  Middle  Haddam  Society.  See  Haddam 
Neck  Society. 

Middletown  Middlefield  Society.     See  Middlefield  Society. 

Middletown  North  or  Second  Society.     See  Cromwell  Society. 

Middletown  Second  Society.     See  Middletown  Third  Society. 

Middletown  Separate  Society.     See  Middletown  Strict  Society. 

Middletown  Strict  Society.  Established  1 747  as  a  '  'Separate"  Society 
in  Wethersfield.  Removed  to  Middletown  1750.  Although  now 
the  second  Society  in  time  of  organization  it  has  rarely  if  ever 
been  so  designated. 


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MiDDLETOWN  Third  SOCIETY.  Established  May  1766  as  Westfield 
Society  in  Middletown  by  division  of  First  and  Second  Societies. 
In  1850  it  is  called  Middletown  Fourth  Society.  Name  formally 
changed  from  Fourth  to  Second  Society  May  1869;  yet  ever  since 
that  time  the  church  in  this  Society  has  been  called  the  Third 
Church,  and  it  may  be  presumed  that  the  Society  is  also  called 
Third  Society. 

Middletown  Westchester  Society.     See  Westchester  Society. 

Middletown  Westfield  or  Fourth  or  Second  Society.  See  Middletown 
Third  Society. 

Middletowm  Worthington  Society.     See  Berlin  or  Second  Society. 

Mii.FORD  First  Society.  Church  organized  in  1639.  Part  set  oflF  as 
part  of  Amity  Society  October  173S.  Milford  Separate  Society 
established  within  the  limits  of  the  town  May  1750.  Part  set  off 
as  part  of  North  Milford  Society  October  1804. 

Milford  Amity  Society.     See  Woodbridge  Society. 

Milford  Bethany  Society.     See  Bethany  Society. 

Milford  North  Milford  Society.  .  See  Orange  Society. 

Milford  Plymouth  or  Presbyterian  or  Second  or  Separate  Society.  See 
Plymouth  Society. 

Milford  Salem  Societ}-.     See  Naugatuck  Society. 

MiivLiNGTON  Society  in  East  Haddain.  Established  October  1733  as 
Millington  Society  in  Haddam  by  division  of  East  Haddam 
Society.  Became  Millington  or  Second  Society  in  East  Haddam 
on  incorporation  of  that  town  from  Haddam  May  1734. 

M11.TON  Society  in  Litchfield.  Established  May  1795,  by  division  of 
Litchfield  Society,  as  the  successor  of  the  winter  parish  estab- 
lished January  1769  as  Litchfield  Third  Society. 

Monroe  Society.  Established  May  1762  as  New  Stratford  Society  in 
Stratford  by  division  of  Ripton  and  North  Stratford  Societies. 
Became  New  Stratford  or  Second  Society  in  Huntington  on 
incorporation  of  that  town  from  Stratford  in  January  1789. 
Became  New  Stratford  Societ}^  in  Monroe  on  incorporation  of 
that  town  from  Huntington  May  1823.  Name  formally  changed 
May  1848  from  New  Stratford  to  Monroe  Society. 

Monroe  New  Stratford  Society.     See  Monroe  Society. 

MoNTvii^LE  Society.  Established  May  1720  as  North  Society  in  New 
London  by  division  of  First  Society.  Part  of  New, /London 
including  this  Society  incorporated  October  1786  as  Montville. 

Montville  Chesterfield  Society.     See  Chesterfield  Society. 

Montville  New  Salem  Society.     See  New  Salem  Society. 

Moosup  Society  in  Voluntown  and  Sterling.  Inhabitants  of  Volun- 
town  given  leave  October  1723  to  embody  in  church  estate. 
Probably  part  set  off  as  Nazareth  Society  October  1771.  Part 
set  off  as  Bethesda  Society  May  1772.  Part  of  Voluntown  includ- 
ing part  of  this  Society  incorporated  May  1794  as  Sterling.  This 
came  to  be  called  First  Society  in  Voluntown  and  Sterling;  and 
has  recently  come  to  be  called  Moosup  Society.     Its  legal  name, 


if  it  has  one,  is  not  known.  Church  building  stands  on  the 
boundary  line  between  the  two  towns. 

Morris  Society.  Established  May  1768  as  Litchfield  South  Farms 
Society  by  division  of  Litchfield  First  Society.  Part  set  off  as 
part  of  Northfield  Society  October  1794.  Part  of  Litchfield 
including  this  Society  incorporated  May  1859  as  Morris.  Name 
of  Society  formally  changed  May  i860  from  South  Farms  to  Morris. 

Morris  Northfield  Society.     See  Northfield  Society. 

Mortlake  Society.     See  Brooklyn  Society. 

Mount  Carmei.  Society  in  Hamden.  Established  October  1757  as 
Mount  Carmel  Society  in  New  Haven  by  division  of  First  Society. 
Part  of  New  Haven  including  this  Society  incorporated  May  1786 
as  Hamden. 

NaugaTuck  Society.  Established  May  1773  as  Salem  Society  in 
Waterbury,  Milford,  Derby  and  Wallingford  by  division  of 
Waterbury  First,  Bethany,  Derby,  Oxford  and  New  Cheshire 
Societies.  New  Cheshire  Society  which  was  then  in  Wallingford 
became  a  part  of  Cheshire  May  1780  on  the  incorporation  of  that 
town.  That  part  of  Bethany  Society  was  then  in  Milford  but 
became  a  part  of  Woodbridge  January  1784  on  the  incorporation 
of  that  town;  and  became  a  part  of  Bethany  May  1832  on  the 
incorporation  of  that  town.  That  part  of  Oxford  Society  was 
then  in  Derby  but  became  a  part  of  Oxford  October  1798  on  the 
incorporation  of  that  town.  Parts  of  Bethany,  Oxford  and  Water- 
bury including  Salem  Society  in  those  towns  incorporated  May 
1844  as  Naugatuck,  at  which  time  the  name  Salem  seems  to  have 
been  dropped  for  Naugatuck  Society. 

Nazareth  Society  /;/  Voluntozvn.  Established  October  1771  in  the 
south  part  of  the  town,  probably  by  division  of  First  Society. 
Probably  became  extinct  in  a  few  years. 

New  Britain  First  Society.  Established  May  1754  as  New  Britain 
Society  in  Farmington  by  division  of  Kensington  Society.  Be- 
came New  Britain  or  Second  Society  in  Berlin  May  1785  on  incor- 
poration of  that  town  from  Farmington.  Part  of  Berlin  including 
this  Society  incorporated  May  1850  as  New  Britain. 

Newbury  Society.     See  Brookfield  Society. 

New  Cambridge  Society.     See  Bristol  Society. 

New  Canaan  Society.  Established  May  1731  as  Canaan  Society  in 
Norwalk  and  Stamford  probably  by  division  of  the  First  Societies 
in  those  towns.  Parts  of  Norwalk  and  Stamford  including  this 
Society  incorporated  May  1801  as  New  Canaan,  after  which  the 
New  seems  to  have  been  prefixed  to  the  name  of  the  Society. 

New  Canaan  Middlesex  Society.     See  Darien  Society. 

New  Canaan  North  Stamford  Society.     See  North  Stamford  Society. 

New  Cheshire  Society.     See  Cheshire  Society. 

New  Concord  Society.     See  Bozrah  Society. 

New  Danbury  Society  in  Danbury.  Established  October  1770  as  a 
Separate  Society  within  the  limits  of  the  First  Society  in  Danbury. 

Newent  Society.     See  Lisbon  Society. 


New  Fairfield  Society.  Established  October  1740  by  the  granting 
of  a  tax  for  settling  a  minister  in  New  Fairfield.  Part  set  off  as 
New  Fairfield  North  Society  May  1742. 

New  Fairfield  North  or  Northern  Part  or  Second  Society.  See  Sherman 
Society. 

New  Hartford  Town  Hill  Society.  Established  May  1737  by  the 
granting  of  an  ecclesiastical  tax.  Part  set  off  as  Torringford 
Society  October  1763.  Society  became  dormant  about  1853  and 
is  probably  now  extinct. 

New  Hartford  Torringford  Society.     See  Torringford  Society. 

New  Haven  First  Society.  Church  organized  August  1639  in  New 
Haven.  Part  set  off  as  East  Haven  Society  May  1709.  Part  set 
off  as  West  Haven  Society  May  1715.  Part  set  off  as  New  Haven 
North  East  Society  May  17 16.  Probably  part  set  off  as  part  of 
Amity  Society  October  1738.  White  Haven  Society  established 
October  1759;  Fair  Haven  Society  January  1774,  and  United 
Society  October  1796,  all  had  the  same  limits  as  those  of  this 
Society. 

New  Haven  Amity  Society.     See  Woodbridge  Society. 

New  Haven  Bethany.     See  Bethany  Society. 

New  Haven  East  Haven  Society.     See  East  Haven  Society. 

New  Haven  East  Plain  or  Whitneyville  Society.  See  Whitneyville 
Society. 

New  Haven  Fair  Haven  Society.     See  Fair  Haven  Society. 

New  Haven  Mount  Carmel  Society.     See  Mount  Carmel  Society. 

New  Haven  North  Society.  See  White  Haven  Society  and  United 
Society. 

New  Haven  North  East  Society.     See  North  Haven  Society. 

New  Haven  United  Societies  of  White  Haven  and  Fair  Haven  or 
United  or  Second  Society.     See  United  Society. 

New  Haven  West  Haven  Society.     See  West  Haven  Society. 

New  Haven  White  Haven  or  Second  Society.     See  White  Haven  Society. 

New  Haven  Yale  College  or  Third  Church.     See  Yale  College  Church. 

Newington  Society.  Established  May  17 13  as  Wethersfield  West 
Society  by  division  of  First  Society.  Part  set  off  as  part  of  Great 
Swamp  Society  October  1715.  Lots  in  Farmington  adjoining 
annexed  to  it  October  1715.  Name  changed  to  Newington  Society 
May  1721.  Part  of  Wethersfield  including  this  Society  incorpor- 
ated July  1871  as  Newington. 

New  London  First  Society.  What  is  now  the  First  Church  in 
New  London  is  believed  to  have  been  organized  in  Gloucester, 
Mass.,  in  1642  and  to  have  removed  to  New  London  a  few  years 
later.  Part  set  off  as  East  New  London  Society  October  1703. 
Part  set  off  as  New  London  North  Society  May  1720.  Part  set  off 
as  part  of  East  Lyme  Society  May  1726.  Parts  set  off  as  parts  of 
Chesterfield  Society  January  1769  and  May  1809. 

New  London  Chesterfield  Society.     See  Chesterfield  Society. 

New  London  East  Lyme  or  Niantic  Society.     See  Niantic  Society. 

New  London  East  New  London  Societv.     See  Groton  Society. 


New  London  North  Society.     See  Montville  Society. 

New  M11.FORD  Society.  Inhabitants  given  liberty  May  17 15  to 
embody  in  church  estate.  Part  set  off  as  part  of  Newbury  Society 
October  1754.     Part  set  off  as  Bridge  water  Society  October  1803. 

New  Milford  Bridgewater  or  Second  Society.     See  Bridgewater  Society. 

New  Milford  Newbury  Society.     See  Brookfield  vSociety. 

New  Milford  New  Preston  Society.     See  New  Preston  Society. 

New  Preston  Society  ///  Washington.  Established  October  1753  as 
New  Preston  Society  in  New  Milford  and  Kent,  partially  at  least 
from  territory  not  previously  included  in  any  Society.  Parts  of 
New  Milford  and  Kent  including  this  Society  became  part  of 
Washington  Januar}^  1779  on  incorporation  of  that  town.  The 
Society  divided  about  1S58,  and  there  are  now  New  Preston  and 
New  Preston  Hill  each  claiming  to  be  the  original  Society. 

New  Preston  Hill  Society.     See  under  New  Preston  Society. 

New  Roxbury  Society.     See  West  Woodstock  Society. 

New  Salem  Society-.     See  Salem  Society. 

New  Stratford  Society.     See  Monroe  Society. 

Newtown  Society.  Inhabitants  given  liberty  May  1715  to  embody  in 
church  estate.  Part  set  off  as  part  of  Newbury  Society  October 
1754- 

Newtowm  Newbury  Society.     See  Brookfield  Society. 

Ni antic  Society  in  East  Lyme.  Established  October  1719  as  Lyme 
Niantic  Quarter  or  Second  or  East  Lyme  Society.  Part  of  New 
London  First  Society  added  May  1726.  Part  of  New  London 
including  that  part  of  this  Society  incorporated  October  1801  as 
Waterford.  Parts  of  Lyme  and  Waterford  including  this  Society 
incorporated  May  1839  as  East  Lyme. 

Norfield  Society.     See  Weston  Society. 

Norfolk  Society.  Inhabitants  of  the  town  authorized  October  1759 
to  lay  an  ecclesiastical  tax. 

North  Bolton  Society.     See  Vernon  Society. 

North  Branford  Society.  Established  October  1725  as  Branford 
North  Society  by  division  of  Branford  Society.  Probably  came 
to  be  called  North  Branford  Society  without  special  authority  for 
the  change.  Part  which  became  Salem  Society  set  off  May  1745. 
Became  North  Branford  First  Society  on  incorporation  of  that 
town  from  Branford  May  183 1. 

North  Branford  Northford  or  Second  Society.     See  Northford  Society. 

North  Bristol  Society.     See  North  Madison  Society. 

Northbury  Society.     See  Plymouth  Society. 

North  Canaan  E:ast  Canaan  or  First  Society.     See  East  Canaan  Society. 

North  Canterbury  Society.     See  under  Canterbury  First  Society. 

North  Fairfield  Society.     See  Easton  Society. 

Northfield  Society  i7i  Morris  and  Plymouth.  Established  October 
1794  as  Northfield  Society  in  Litchfield  and  Watertown  by  division 
of  South  Farms  vSociety  in  Litchfield  and  Northbury  Society  in 
Watertown.     That  part  of  Watertown  incorporated  May  1795  as 


part  of  Plymouth.  A  small  part  added  from  Plymouth  Society 
May  1804.  That  part  of  Litchfield  incorporated  May  1859  as  part 
of  Morris. 

NORTHFORD  SOCIETY  ill  Novth  Bvaiiford.  Established  May  1745  in 
Branford  b}^  division  of  North  Branford  Society.  No  name  was 
officially  given  to  it  and  it  at  first  took  the  name  of  Salem;  but  in 
December  1751  it  began  to  call  itself  Northford.  Part  of  Branford 
including  this  Society  incorporated  May  1831  as  North  Branford. 

North  Guilford  Society  in  Guilford.  Established  May  1720  as 
Guilford  North  Society  by  division  of  Guilford  First  Societ}'. 
Renamed  North  Guilford  Society  May  1727.  Was  Third  Society 
in  Guilford  until  1826;  since  then  has  been  Second  Society. 

North  Haven  Society.  Established  May  17 16  as  North  East  Society 
in  New  Haven  by  division  of  First  Society.  Part  of  New  Haven 
including  this  Society  incorporated  October  1786  as  North  Haven. 

Northington  Society.     See  West  Avon  Society. 

North  Madison  Society  in  Madison.  Established  May  1753  as 
North  Bristol  or  Fifth  Societ}-  in  Guilford  probably  by  division  of 
East  Guilford  Society.  Part  of  Guilford  including  this  Society 
incorporated  May  1826  as  Madison,  this  becoming  the  Second 
Society  in  that  town.  Name  of  Society  changed  May  1830  from 
North  Bristol  to  North  Madison. 

North  Milford  Society.     See  Orange  Society. 

North  Stamford  Society  in  Stamford  and  N'ezv  Canaan.  Estab- 
lished May  1 78 1  in  Stamford  by  division  of  Stamford  First 
Society.  Part  included  in  New  Canaan  May  1801  on  its  incorpora- 
tion from  Stamford  and  Norwalk. 

North  Stonington  Society.  Established  October  1720  as  Stonington 
North  Society  by  division  of  First  Society.  Name  soon  changed 
to  North  Stonington  Society,  apparently  without  special  authority. 
Part  of  Stonington  including  this  Society  incorporated  May  1807 
as  North  Stonington.     Part  set  off  to  Preston  Society  May  1831. 

North  Stonington  Preston  First  Society.     See  Preston  First  Society. 

North  Stratford  Society.     See  Trumbull  Society. 

North  Woodbury  Society  in  Woodbury.  Established  October  1816 
as  Strict  Congregational  Society  in  Woodbur}^,  with  limits  coter- 
minous with  those  of  the  First  Society.  Name  probably  gradu- 
ally changed  to  North  Woodburj-  Society. 

North  Woodstock  Society  in  Woodstock.  Established  October  1760 
by  division  of  Woodstock  First  Society.  This  Society  separated 
in  1 83 1  into  two  societies,  North  Woodstock  Society  and  East 
Woodstock  Society,  each  of  which  claims  to  be  the  original 
society. 

N0RWAI.K  Society.  Church  organized  in  1652.  Part  set  off  as  Wilton 
Society  May  1726.  Probably  part  set  off  as  part  of  Canaan 
Society  May  1731.  Part  set  off  as  part  of  Middlesex  Society 
October  1737. 

Norwalk  Canaan  or  Third  Society.     See  New  Canaan  Society. 

Norwalk  Middlesex  Society.     See  Darien  Society. 


Norwalk  Norfield  Society.     See  Weston  Society. 

Norwalk  Wilton  or  Second  Society.     vSee  Wilton  Society. 

Norwich  or  First  Society.  Church  organized  1660.  Part  set  ofiF  as 
Norwich  West  Farms  Society  October  1716.  Part  set  off  as  Nor- 
wich North  East  Society  May  17 18.  Probably  part  set  off  as 
Norwich  East  Society  about  1726.  Part  set  off  as  part  of  New 
Concord  Society  May  1737.  Part  set  off  as  Chelsea  Society  Octo- 
ber 1751. 

Norwich  Eighth  Society.  Established  May  1761  by  division  of  West 
Farms  Society.  Often  called  Pautipaug  Society.  Sometimes 
called  Seventh  Society.     Became  extinct  many  years  ago. 

Norwich  Second  Society.  Established  October  1751  as  Chelsea 
Society  in  Norwich  by  division  of  the  First  Society;  at  which 
time  it  was  the  Sixth  Society  in  the  town.  After  the  division  of 
the  town  in  1786  it  became  (in  fact)  the  Second  Societ}'  and  seems 
to  have  adopted  that  name  in  place  of  Chelsea. 

Norwich  Chelsea  or  Sixth  Society.     See  Norwich  Second  Society. 

Norwich  East  or  East  Norwich  or  Long  or  Fifth  or  Fourth  Society. 
See  Long  Society. 

Norwich  New  Concord  or  Fifth  or  Fourth  Society.     See  Bozrah  Society. 

Norwich  Newent  or  North  East  or  Third  Society.  See  Lisbon  First 
Society. 

Norwich  Pautipaug  or  Seventh  Society.     See  Norwich  Eighth  Society. 

Norwich  Eighth  or  Seventh  Society.     See  Hanover  Society. 

Norwich  West  Farms  or  Second  Society.     See  Franklin  Societ}-. 

O1.D  Lyme  Society.  Liberty  given  to  form  a  church  in  Lyme  Octo- 
ber 1678,  and  it  became  Lyme  First  Society.  Part  set  off  as 
Niantic  Quarter  or  East  Lyme  Society  October  1719.  Part  set  off 
as  part  of  New  Salem  Society  May  1725.  Part  of  Lyme  inckiding 
this  Society  incorporated  May  1855  as  South  Lyme.  Name  of 
town  changed  in  1857  to  Old  Lyme. 

OiyD  Saybrook  or  First  Society.  Church  organized  in  Saybrook 
about  1646,  and  it  became  Saybrook  First  Society.  Part  set  off  as 
Saybrook  North  Society  May  1722.  Part  set  off  as  Saybrook  West 
Society  May  1724.  Sometimes  called  Saybrook  South  Society. 
Part  of  Saybrook  including  this  Society  incorporated  May  1852  as 
Old  Saybrook. 

Old  Saybrook  Centerbrook  or  Second  Society.  See  Centerbrook 
Society. 

Orange  Society.  Established  October  1804  as  North  Milford  Society 
in  Milford  by  division  of  Milford  First  and  Second  Societies. 
Parts  of  Milford  and  New  Haven  including  this  Society  incorpor- 
ated May  1822  as  Orange.  Name  of  the  Society  changed  May 
1842  from  North  Milford  to  Orange. 

Orange  West  Haven  or  First  Society.     See  West  Haven  Society. 

Orford  Society.     See  South  Manchester  Society. 

Oxford  Society.  Established  May  1741  as  Oxford  Society  in  Derby, 
Waterbury  and  Woodlniry  by  division  of  Derby  First  Society, 
Waterbury    First    Society   and    Woodbury    Southbury    Society. 


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Part  set  off  as  part  of  Salem  Society  May  1773.  Part  set  off  as 
part  of  Great  Hill  Society  May  1779.  Part  of  Woodbury  includ- 
ing this  Society  incorjiorated  May  1787  as  Southbury.  Part  of 
Derby  First  Society  added  October  1798.  Parts  of  Derby  and 
Southbury  including  this  Society  incorporated  October  1798  as 
Oxford. 

Oxford  Salem  Society.     See  Navigatuck  Society. 

Panthorn  Society.     See  Southington  Society. 

Pautipaug  Society.     See  Norwich  Eighth  Society. 

Pine  Swamp  Society.     See  Westchester  Society. 

Plainfield  Society.  Church  organized  in  the  town  in  1705.  Society 
reestablished  May  1799. 

Plymouth  Society.  Established  October  1739  as  Northbury  Society 
in  W^aterbury  b}^  division  of  First  Society.  Part  of  Waterbury 
including  this  Society  incorporated  May  1780  as  Watertown. 
Part  set  off  as  part  of  Northfield  Society  October  1794.  Part 
of  Watertown  including  this  Society  incorporated  May  1795  as 
Plymouth.  Name  of  Society  probably  changed  gradually  after 
this  time  from  Northbury  to  Plymouth.  Small  part  set  off  to 
Northfield  Society  May  1804. 

Plymouth  Society  in  Milfoi'd.  Established  May  1750  as  a  Separate 
Society  within  the  limits  of  the  town  of  Milford,  w^hich  would 
then  inckide  the  First  and  Amity  Societies.  Called  Presbyterian 
Society  in  1760.  Part  set  off  as  part  of  North  Milford  Society 
October  1804.  Called  Milford  Second  Society  May  1859,  at  which 
time  its  name  w^as  formally  changed  to  Plymouth  Society. 

PI}' mouth  Northfield  Society.     See  Northfield  Society. 

Pochaug  Society.     See  Westbrook  Society. 

PoMFRET  OR  FiRST  SOCIETY,  Inhabitants  given  leave  to  gather  a 
church  October  171 5.  Part  of  the  quasi  town  of  Mortlake  added 
May  1745.     Part  set  off  as  Abington  Society  May  1749. 

Pomfret  Abington  or  Second  Society.     See  Abington  Society. 

Pomfret  Mortlake  Society.     See  Brooklyn  Society. 

PoouoNOCK  Society  in  Windsor.  Established  October  1724  in  the 
north  part  of  the  town.  It  was  then  the  Third  Society.  Proba- 
bly became  extinct  as  early  as  182 1.  A  new  Society  of  the  same 
name  was  organized  in  1841. 

Poquonock  (or  Pequonnock)  Society.     See  Bridgeport  First  Society. 

Portland  Society.  Established  May  1714  as  Middletown  East  or 
Third  Society  by  division  of  First  Society.  Part  set  off  as  part  of 
Haddam  Neck  Society  May  1739.  Part  set  off  as  East  Hampton 
Society  May  1746.  Part  of  Middletown  including  this  Society 
incorporated  October  1767  as  Chatham,  this  becoming  the  First 
Society.  Part  of  Chatham  including  this  Society  incorporated  May 
1841  as  Portland.  Name  of  Society  formally  changed  May  1844 
from  Chatham  to  Portland.  Now  often  called  Gildersleeve 
Society. 

Potopaug  Society.     See  Centerbrook  Societ3^ 


Preston  or  First  Society.  Church  organized  in  1698.  Part  set  off 
as  Preston  North  Society  October  1716.  Part  of  North  Stonington 
First  Society  added  May  1831. 

Preston  Long  or  Second  vSociety.     See  Long  Society. 

Preston  North  or  Second  Societ}-.     See  Griswold  Society. 

Prospect  Society.  Established  October  1797  as  Columbia  Society  in 
Cheshire  and  Waterbury  by  division  of  Cheshire  Society  and 
probably  Waterbury  First  Society.  Parts  of  Cheshire  and  Water- 
bury  including  this  Society  incorporated  May  1827  as  Prospect. 

Putnam  Society.  Leave  given  October  17 15  to  form  a  church  in 
Killingly,  making  this  the  First  Society.  Part  set  off  as  Killingly 
North  Society  May  1728.  Part  set  off  as  Killingly  South  or 
Breakneck  Society  October  1745.  A  Separate  Society  later  called 
South  Killingly  Society  established  within  the  limits  of  this 
Society  and  given  definite  boundaries  October  1770.  Sometimes 
called  Killingly  North  Society,  Killingly  South  Society  and  Put- 
nam Heights  Society.  Parts  of  Thompson,  Pomfret,  and  Killingly 
including  this  Society  incorporated  May  1855  as  Putnam. 

Putnam  Heights  Society,     See  Putnam  Society. 

Redding  Society.  Established  May  1729  as  Redding  Society  in  the 
town  of  Fairfield.  Part  of  Fairfield  including  this  Society  incor- 
porated May  1767  as  Redding. 

RiDGEBURY  Society  in  Ridgefield.  Established  October  1761  by 
division  of  Ridgefield  First  Society. 

RiDGEFiEivD  OR  FiRST  SOCIETY.  Church  organized  in  17 14.  Part  set 
off  as  Ridgebury  Society  October  1761. 

Ridgefield  Ridgebury  or  Second  Society.     See  Ridgebury  Society, 

Ripton  Society.     See  Huntington  Society. 

Rocky  Hile  Society.  Established  May  1722  as  Wethersfield  South 
Society  by  division  of  First  Society.  Name  changed  to  Stepney 
Society  May  1726.  Name  changed  to  Rocky  Hill  Society  May 
1826.  Part  of  Wethersfield  including  this  Society  incorporated 
May  1843  as  Rocky  Hill. 

RoxBURY  Society.  Established  May  1743  as  Roxbury  Society  in 
Woodbury  probably  by  division  of  First  Societ3\  Part  of  Wood- 
bury including  this  Society  incorporated  October  1796  as  Roxbury. 

Saeem  Society.  EstablivShed  May  1725  in  the  south  part  of  Colchester 
and  north  part  of  Lyme  partly  by  division  of  Lyme  First  Society. 
No  name  given  to  it  then;  but  in  May  1728  it  was  officially  spoken 
of  as  New  Salem  Society  and  probably  had  been  so  called  from 
the  beginning.  It  was  reestablished  May  1792,  at  which  time 
a  part  of  the  Society  appears  to  have  been  in  Montville.  Parts 
of  Colchester,  Lyme  and  Montville  including  this  Society  incor- 
porated May  1819  as  Salem. 

Salem  Society.     See  Naugatuck  Society. 

Salem  Society,     See  Northford  Society. 

Salem  Chesterfield  Society.     See  Chesterfield  Society. 

Salisbury  Society.  Salisbury  incorporated  and  its  inhabitants  given 
leave  to  embody  as  a  church  October  1741. 


Salmon  Brook  Society.     See  Graiiby  Society. 

Saybrook  or  First  or  South  Society.     See  Old  Saybrook  Society. 

Saybrook  Centerbrook  or  North  or  Potopaug  or  Second  Society,  See 
Centerbrook  Society. 

Saybrook  Chester  Society.     See  Chester  vSociety. 

Saybrook  Pochaug  or  West  or  Westbrook  or  Third  Society.  See  West- 
brook  Society. 

Scotland  Society.  Established  May  1732  as  Windham  Third  Society 
by  division  of  First  Society.  Came  to  be  called  Scotland  Society, 
apparently  without  any  legal  change  of  its  name.  Part  set  off  as 
part  of  Hanover  Society  May  1761.  Brunswick  Society  established 
Januar}^  1774  within  the  limits  of  this  Society.  Part  of  Windham 
including  this  Society  incorporated  May  1857  as  Scotland. 

Scotland  Hanover  Societ}-.     See  Hanover  Society. 

Seymour  Society,  No  legal  establishment  of  this  Society  is  found. 
The  church  within  its  jurisdiction  was  organized  in  1817.  It  was 
in  the  town  of  Derby,  and  for  some  years,  perhaps  from  its  esta- 
blishment, was  called  Humphrey sville  Society.  Part  of  Derby 
including  this  Society  incorporated  May  1850  as  Seymour, 

Sharon  or  First  Society,  Sharon  incorporated  and  authorized  to 
settle  a  minister  October  1739,  Part  set  off  as  Ellsworth  Society 
May  1800, 

Sharon  Ellsworth  or  Second  vSociety.     See  Ellsworth  Society, 

Sherman  Society.  Established  May  1742  as  New  Fairfield  Northern 
Part  Society  by  division  of  New  Fairfield  First  Societ}^  Soon 
came  to  be  called  New  Fairfield  North  Society.  Part  of  New 
Fairfield  including  this  Society  incorporated  October  1802  as 
Sherman. 

SiMSBURY  Society.  Inhabitants  given  liberty  to  organize  a  church 
May  16S2.  Part  set  off  as  part  of  Wintonbury  Society  October 
1736.  Part  set  off  as  Turkey  Hills  Society  October  1736.  Part 
set  off  as  Salmon  Brook  Society  October  1736,  Part  set  off  as 
West  vSimsbury  Society  May  1750. 

Simsbury  Salmon  Brook  Society.     See  Granby  First  Society. 

Simsbury  Turke}'  Hills  Society.     See  East  Granby  Society. 

Simsbury  West  Simsbury  Society.     See  Canton  First  Society. 

Simsbury- Wintonbury  Society.     See  Bloom  field  Society, 

SoMERS  Society.  Established  about  1723  as  East  Enfield  or  Second 
Society  in  Enfield  by  division  of  Enfield  First  Society.  Part  of 
Enfield  including  this  Society  incorporated  in  1734  as  Somers. 
Was  in  Massachusetts  until  May  1749. 

Sound  Beach  Society.     See  Greenwich  First  Society. 

South  Britain  Society  in  Southbiiry.  Established  May  1766  as 
South  Britain  Society  in  Woodbury  by  division  of  Southbury 
Society.  Part  of  Woodbury  including  this  Society  incorporated 
May  1787  as  Southbury. 

Southbury  Society.  Established  May  1731  as  Southbury  Society  in 
Woodbury  by  division  of  First  Society.  Part  set  off  as  part  of 
Oxford    vSociety    May    1741,       Part    of  Woodbury  including   this 


Society  (and  possibly  a  small  part  of  Waterbury)  incorporated 
May  1787  as  Southbury.  Part  set  off  as  part  of  Middlebury 
Society  December  1790. 

Southbury  Middlebury  Society.     See  Middlebury  Society. 

Southbury  Oxford  Society.     See  Oxford  Society. 

Southbury  South  Britain  Society.     See  South  Britain  Society. 

South  Canaan  Society  iji  Canaa?i.  Inhabitants  of  Canaan  given 
liberty  to  organize  a  church  October  1739.  The  Society  divided 
October  1767,  this  becoming  the  South  or  First  Society. 

South  Coventry  Society  'in  Coventry.  Inhabitants  of  Coventry 
given  leave  May  17 12  to  maintain  a  minister.  Part  set  off  as 
Second  Society  May  1740,  leaving  this  as  the  First  Society.  Part 
set  off  as  part  of  Andover  Society  May  1747.  This  appears  to 
have  come  gradually  to  be  called  South  or  South  Canaan  Society. 

Southington  Society.  Established  May  1724  as  Farmington  South- 
west or  South  or  Third  Society  probably  by  division  of  the  First 
Society.  Also  called  Panthorn  Society.  Named  Southington 
Society  October  1726.  Part  of  Farmington  including  this  Society 
incorporated  October  1779  as  Southington. 

Southington  Farmingbury  Society.     See  Wolcott  Society. 

South  KiulingIvY  Society  in  Killingly.  Established  October  1745  as 
Killingly  South  or  Third  Society  or  Breakneck  Society.  Became 
extinct  before  the  end  of  the  century. 

South  Killingly  Society  /;/  Killingly.      Certain  persons  who  are 

named  calling  themselves  "Separates"  living  within  the  limits  of 

Killingly  First  Society  were  exempted  October  1755  from  charges 

in  that  Society.     Upon  petition  of  these  "Separates"  the  south 

part  of  the  First  Society  was  set  off  as  a  distinct  society  October 

1770,  and  has  come  to  be  called  South  Killingl}^  Society.     This 

would  at  first  be  Killingly  Fourth  Society;  became  Third  Society 

upon  the  extinction  of  the  previous  (1745)  South  Killingly  Society; 

became  Second  Societ}^  on  the  incorporation  of  Thompson  May 

1785;  became  First  Society  on  the  incorporation  of  Putnam  Mav 

1855. 
South  Eyuie  Society.     See  Old  Lyme  Society. 

South  Manchester  Society  in  Manchester.  Established  May  1772 
as  Orford  Society  in  Hartford  by  division  of  Hartford  Third 
Society.  Part  of  Hartford  including  this  Society  incorporated 
October  1783  as  East  Hartford.  Part  of  East  Hartford  including 
this  Society  incorporated  May  1823  as  Manchester.  Called  Man- 
chester Society  after  the  incorporation  of  that  town,  and  South 
Manchester  Society  after  the  establishment  of  North  Manchester 
Society  in  1851. 

South  Windsor  Society.  Inhabitants  of  Windsor  east  of  Connecti- 
cut river  given  liberty  to  embody  in  church  estate  May  1696,  mak- 
ing this  the  East  Windsor  or  Second  Society  in  Windsor.  Part 
set  off  as  Ellington  Society  October  1735.  Part  set  off  as  Windsor 
North  or  Fourth  Society  May  1752.  Part  set  off  as  part  of  North 
Bolton   Society  October   1760.     Part  of   Windsor   including  this 


Society  incor])orated  May  1768  as  East  Windsor.  Part  of  East 
Windsor  including  this  Society  incorporated  May  1S45  as  South 
Windsor.  Name  formally  changed  from  East  Windsor  to  South 
Windsor  Society  May  1846. 

South  Woodstock  Society.     See  Woodstock  Society. 

Sprague  Hanover  Society.     See  Hanover  Society. 

Square  Pond  Society.     See  under  West  Stafford  Society. 

Stafford  or  First  Society.  Inhabitants  of  Stafford  given  leave  to 
embody  in  church  estate  May  1723.  Part  set  off  as  West  Stafford 
Societ}-  May  1761.  Sometimes  called  East  Stafford  Society.  The 
Church  in  this  Society  became  extinct  about  1878. 

Stafford  Square  Pond  or  West  Stafford  or  Second  Society.  See  under 
West  Stafford  Society. 

Stamford  First  Society.  Church  organized  in  the  town  in  1635. 
Probably  part  set  off  as  part  of  Canaan  Society  May  1731.  Prob- 
ably part  set  off  as  part  of  Stanwich  Society  October  1732.  Part 
set  off  as  part  of  Middlesex  Society  October  1737.  Part  set  off  as 
North  Stamford  Society  May  1781. 

Stamford  Canaan  Society.     See  New  Canaan  Societj^ 

Stamford  Middlesex  Society.     See  Darien  Society. 

Stamford  North  Stamford  Society.     See  North  Stamford  Society. 

Stamford  Stanwich  Society.     See  Stanwich  Society. 

Stanwich  Society  in  Gree^iwich  and  Stamford.  Established  October 
1732  by  division  of  Horseneck  Society  (in  Greenwich)  and  prob- 
ably Stamford  First  Society. 

Stepney  Society.     See  Rocky  Hill  Society. 

Sterling  Bethesda  Society.     See  Bethesda  Society. 

Sterling  First  Society  in  Voluntown  and  Sterling.     See  Moosup  Society. 

Sterling  Moosup  Society.     See  Moosup  Society. 

Stonington  First  Society.  Church  organized  in  the  town  in  1674. 
Part  set  off  as  Stonington  North  Society  October  1720.  Part  set 
off  as  Stonington  East  Society  October  1731;  after  which  this  was 
sometimes  called  the  West  Society. 

Stonington  East  Society.  Established  October  1731  by  division  of 
the  First  Society.  The  members  of  the  church  in  this  Society 
reunited  with  the  First  Church  about  1765,  and  the  Society  prob- 
ably became  extinct  at  that  time. 

Stonington  North  or  North  Stonington  Society.  See  North  Stonington 
Society. 

Storrs  Society.     See  Mansfield  Second  Society. 

Stratfield  Society.     See  Bridgeport  First  Society. 

Stratford  First  Society.  Church  organized  in  the  town  in  1639. 
Part  set  off  as  part  of  Poquonock  Society  1691.  Part  set  off  as 
Stratford  North  Part  Society  May  1717.  Part  set  off  as  Unity 
Society  October  1725. 

Stratford  Bridgeport  or  Fairfield  Village  or  Poquonock  or  Stratfield  or 
Second  Society.     See  Bridgeport  First  Society. 

Stratford  New  Stratford  Society.     See  Monroe  Society. 

Stratford  North  Fairfield  Society.     See  Easton  Society. 


Stratford  North  Part  or  Ripton  vSociety.     See  Huntington  Society. 

Stratford  North  Stratford  or  Unity  Society.     See  Trumbull  Society. 

SuFFiEivD  OR  First  Society.  Church  organized  in  the  town  April 
1698.  Part  set  off  as  West  Suffield  Society  1744  or  earlier.  Was 
in  Massachusetts  until  May  1749. 

Suffield  West  Suffield  or  Second  Society.     See  West  Suffield  Society. 

Thompson  Society.  Established  May  1728  as  Killingly  North  Society 
by  division  of  First  Society.  Enlarged  October  1728  by  the 
addition  of  a  tract  that  apparently  had  previously  belonged  to 
no  society.  Part  of  Killingly  including  this  Society  incorporated 
May  1785  as  Thompson. 

T01.1.AND  Society.  Inhabitants  of  the  town  granted  liberty  May  1722 
to  embody  in  church  estate. 

ToRRiNGFORD  SOCIETY  iu  Tovrington  and  New  Hartford.  Estab- 
lished October  1763  by  division  of  the  First  Society  iu  each  of  the 
two  towns.     Sometimes  called  Torrington  Second  Society. 

TORRINGTON  First  Society.  Inhabitants  of  Torrington  authorized 
October  1739  to  lay  an  ecclesiastical  tax.  Part  set  off  as  part  of 
Torringford  Society  October  1763.  Sometimes  called  Torrington 
West  Society. 

Torrington  Torringford  or  Second  Society.     See  Torringford  Societ3\ 

Town  Hill  Society.     See  New  Hartford  Town  Hill  Society. 

Trumbui.1.  Society.  Established  October  1725  as  Unity  vSociety  in 
Stratford  by  division  of  First  Society.  Sometimes  called  North 
Stratford  Society.  Part  set  off  as  part  of  North  Fairfield  Society 
October  1762.  Part  of  Stratford  including  this  Society  incorpor- 
ated October  1797  as  Trumbull. 

Trumbull  North  Fairfield  Society,     See  Easton  Society. 

Turkey  Hills  Society.     See  East  Granby  Society. 

Union  Society.  Town  incorporated  and  an  ecclesiastical  tax  author- 
ized October  1734. 

United  Society  /;/  Neiv  Haven.  Established  in  New  Haven  October 
1796,  by  union  of  the  two  Societies,  as  the  United  Societ}-  of 
White  Haven  and  Fair  Haven.  Its  limits  were  the  same  as  those 
of  the  New  Haven  First  Society.  Its  name  was  legally  shortened 
May  1815.     Often  called  New  Haven  North  Society. 

Unity  Society.     See  Trumbull  Society. 

Vernon  Society.  Established  October  1760  as  North  Bolton  Society  in 
Bolton  and  Windsor  by  division  of  Bolton  Society  and  Windsor 
Second  or  East  Windsor  Society.  Part  of  Windsor  including 
that  part  of  this  Society  incorporated  as  East  Windsor  May  176S. 
Small  addition  made  from  East  Windsor  Society  October  1802. 
Part  of  Bolton  including  that  part  of  this  Society  incorporated 
October  1808  as  Vernon,  at  which  time  the  name  North  Bolton 
seems  to  have  been  dropped  for  Vernon  Society. 

Voluntown  Bethesda  Society.     See  Bethesda  Society. 

Voluntown  First  Society  in  Voluntown  and  Sterling.  See  Moosup 
Society. 

Voluntown  Moosup  or  First  Society.     See  Moosup  Society. 


Voluntovvn  Nazareth  or  Second  Society.     See  Nazareth  Society, 

Voluntown  Society.     See  Moosup  Society. 

Wallingford  or  First  Society.  Inhabitants  of  the  town  given 
liberty  to  form  a  church  May  1675.  Probably  part  set  off  as 
Wallingford  West  Society  May  1723.  Part  set  off  as  Wallingford 
North  Society  May  1725.  Wells  Society  established  May  1763 
with  the  same  bounds  as  those  of  this  Society. 

Wallingford  Meriden  or  North  Society.     See  Meriden  First  Society, 

Wallingford  New  Cheshire  or  West  Society.     See  Cheshire  Society. 

Wallingford  Salem  Society.     See  Naugatuck  Society. 

Wallingford  Wells  Society.     See  Wells  Society. 

Warren  Society.  Established  May  1750  as  East  Greenwich  Society 
in  Kent  by  division  of  First  Society.  Part  of  Kent  including 
this  Society  incorporated  May  1786  as  Warren. 

Washington  or  First  Society,  Established  October  1741  as  Judea 
Society  in  W^oodbury,  Part  of  Woodbury  including  this  Society 
incorporated  January  1779  as  part  of  Washington. 

Washington  New  Preston  or  Second  Society,    See  New  Preston  Society. 

WaTERBURY  or  First  Society.  Inhabitants  given  leave  May  1691 
to  embody  in  church  estate.  Part  set  off  as  Southbury  Society 
May  1 73 1.  Probably  part  set  off  as  West  bury  Society  October 
1738.  Part  set  off  as  Northbury  Society  October  1739.  Part  set 
off  as  part  of  Oxford  Society  May  1741.  Probably  part  set  off  as 
part  of  Farmingbury  Society  October  1770.  Part  set  off  as  part 
of  Salem  Society  May  1773.  Probably  part  set  off  as  part  of 
Middlebury  Society  December  1790.  Probably  part  set  off  as 
part  of  Columbia  Society  October  1797. 

Waterbury  Columbia  Society.     See  Prospect  Society, 

Waterbury  Farmingbury  Society.     See  Wolcott  Society. 

Waterbury  Middlebury  Society.     See  Middlebury  Society. 

Waterbury  Northbury  Society.     See  Plymouth  Society. 

Waterbury  Oxford  Society.     See  Oxford  Society. 

Waterbury  Salem  Society.     See  Naugatuck  Society, 

Waterbury  Southbury  Society.     See  Southbury  Society, 

Waterbury  Westbury  Society.     See  Watertown  Society. 

Waterford  Chesterfield  Society.     See  Chesterfield  Society. 

Waterford  East  Lyme  or  Niantic  Society.     See  Niantic  Society. 

Waterford  Niantic  Society.     See  Niantic  Society. 

Watertown  Society.  Established  October  1738  as  Westbury  Society 
in  Waterbur}^  probably  by  division  of  First  Society,  Part  of 
Waterbury  including  this  Society  incorporated  May  1780  as 
Watertown . 

Watertown  Northbury  Societ3^     See  Plymouth  Society, 

Watertown  Northfield  Society,     See  Northfield  Society, 

Wells  Society  in  Wallingford.  Members  of  the  First  Society  who 
dissented  from  certain  doings  of  that  Society  were  established 
May  1763  as  a  distinct  Society  named  Wells,  apparently  within 
the  limits  of  the  First  Society.  The  members  of  the  church 
returned  in  a  few  years  to  the  old  church  and  the  Society-  became 
extinct. 


West  Avon  Society  in  Avon.  Established  May  1750  as  Northington 
Society  in  Farmingtoii.  Part  of  Farmington  First  Society  added 
May  1817.  Part  of  Farmington  including  this  Society  incorpor- 
ated May  1830  as  Avon.  Came  to  be  called  West  Avon  Society 
after  the  establishment  of  another  Society  in  Avon  in  1819. 

Westbury  Society.     See  Watertown  Society. 

West  Britain  Society.     See  Burlington  Society. 

Westbrook  Society.  Established  May  1724  as  Saybrook  West  Society 
by  division  of  the  South  or  First  Society.  Sometimes  called 
Pochaug  Society.  Name  changed  to  Westbrook  in  18 10,  at  which 
time  it  w  as  the  Third  Society  in  Saybrook.  Part  of  Saybrook  in- 
cluding this  Society  incorporated  May  1840  as  Westbrook. 

Westchester  Society  in  Colchester.  Established  October  1728  as 
Colchester  Southwest  or  Third  Society  from  parts  of  Colchester, 
Haddam  and  Middletown.  Probably  soon  came  to  be  called 
Westchester.  Sometimes  called  Pine  Swamp  Societ}-.  Part  of 
Haddam  including  that  part  of  this  Society  incorporated  May 
1734  as  East  Haddam.  Part  set  off  as  part  of  Marlborough  Society 
May  1747.  Part  of  Middletown  including  that  part  of  this  Society 
incorporated  October  1767  as  Chatham. 

West  Farms  Society  (in  Fairfield).     See  Greens  Farms  Society. 

West  Farms  Society  (in  Norwich).     See  Franklin  Society. 

Westfield  Society  (in  Killingly).     See  Danielson  Society. 

Westfield  Society  (in  Middletown).     See  Middletown  Third  Society. 

Westford  Society  in  Ashford.  Established  October  1765  by  division 
of  Ashford  First  Society. 

West  Hartford  Society.  Established  May  17 11  as  Hartford  West 
Division  Society.  Name  changed  to  West  Hartford  Society 
May  1806.  Part  of  Hartford  including  this  Society  incorporated 
May  1854  as  West  Hartford. 

West  Harti^and  Society  in  Hartland.  Established  January  1779  by 
division  of  Hartland  First  Society.  Was  not  given  a  deiinite 
name,  but  seems  to  have  been  always  called  West  Hartland. 

West  Haven  Society  in  Orange.  Established  May  17 15  by  division 
of  New  Haven  First  Society.  Was  not  given  a  definite  name,  but 
seems  to  have  been  always  called  West  Haven.  Part  of  New 
Haven  including  this  Society  incorporated  May  1822  as  West 
Haven. 

West  Killingly  Society.     See  Danielson  Society. 

Westminster  Society  in  Canterbury.  Established  October  1769  by 
division  of  Canterbury  F'irst  Society. 

Weston  Society.  Established  May  1757  as  Norfield  Society  in  Fair- 
field and  Norwalk  by  division  of  Greens  Farms  and  Greenfield 
Societies  in  Fairfield  and  Wilton  Society  in  Norwalk.  A  small 
part  of  Greenfield  Society  added  October  1757.  Part  of  Fairfield 
including  that  part  of  this  Society  incorporated  October  1787  as 
Weston.  Part  of  Norwalk  including  that  part  of  this  Society  in- 
corporated May  1802  as  Wilton. 

Weston  Norfield  Societ}- .     See  W^eston  Society. 


Weston  North  Fairfield  Society.     See  Easton  Society. 

Westport  Greens  Farms  Society.     See  Greens  Farms  Society. 

West  Simsbury  Society.     See  Canton  Center  Society. 

West  Stafford  Society  ?;/  Stafford.  Established  May  1761  by 
division  of  Stafford  First  Society.  A  part  of  the  members  of  this 
Society  seceded  in  1780  and  built  a  church  at  a  place  called 
Square  Pond.  The  new  Society,  if  there  ever  legally  was  one, 
soon  became  extinct  or  merged  with  some  other  denomination. 

West  Suffiei,d  Socie^Ty  /;/  Siiffield.  Established  by  division  of 
Suffield  First  Society.  The  church  in  this  Society  was  organized 
in  1744.     In  Massachusetts  until  May  1749. 

West  Woodstock  Society  in  Woodstock.  Established  by  Massachu- 
setts September  1743  as  Woodstock  West  Society  by  division  of 
the  First  Society.  Was  soon  after  called  New  Roxbury  Society. 
Now  called  West  Woodstock. 

Wethersfield  or  First  Society.  Church  organized  in  the  town  in 
1635.  Part  set  off  as  Wethersfield  West  Society  May  17 13.  Part 
set  off  as  Wethersfield  South  Society  May  1722.  A  "Separate" 
Society  (now  Middletown  Strict  Society)  formed  within  the  limits 
of  this  Society  in  1747. 

Wethersfield  Great  Swamp  or  Kensington  Society.  See  Kensington 
Society. 

Wethersfield  Newington  or  West  Society.      See  Newington  Society. 

W^ethersfield  Rocky  Hill  or  South  or  Stepney  Society.  See  Rocky  Hill 
Society. 

Wethersfield  Separate  Society.     See  Middletown  Strict  Society. 

Wethersfield  Worthington  Society.     See  Berlin  or  Second  Society. 

White  Haven  Society  in  New  Haven.  Established  October  1759  in 
New  Haven  with  the  same  limits  as  those  of  the  First  Society  by 
persons  who  had  seceded  from  that  Society.  Sometimes  called 
New  Haven  North  Society.  Fair  Haven  Society  was  established 
January  1774  with  the  same  limits  by  persons  who  had  seceded 
from  this  Society.  The  two  Societies  became  reunited  and  were 
established  October  1796  as  the  United  Societies  of  Wliite  Haven 
and  Fair  Haven. 

WhiTneyvii^le  Society  /;/  Hamden.  Established  May  1795  as  East 
Plain  Society  to  include  all  of  Hamden  not  in  Mount  Carmel 
Society,  but  which  had  previously  been  in  New  Haven  Societies. 
Came  later  to  be  called  Whitneyville. 

W1LI.INGTON  Society.  The  town  of  Willington  incorporated  and  an 
ecclesiastical  tax  laid  May  1727. 

Wilton  Society.  Established  May  1726  as  Wilton  Society  in  Norwalk 
by  division  of  First  Society.  Part  set  off  as  part  of  Norfield 
Society  May  1757.  Part  of  Norwalk  including  this  Society  incor- 
porated as  Wilton  May  1802. 

Wilton  Norfield  or  Weston  Society.     See  Weston  Society. 

Winchester  or  First  Society.  West  and  South  part  of  Winches- 
ter established  as  a  Society  May  1 768. 

Winchester  Winsted  or  Second  Society.     See  Winsted  First  Society. 


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Windham  or  First  Society,  The  Assembly  in  May  1699  confirmed 
the  agreement  of  the  inhabitants  of  Windham  about  matters  of 
public  worship.  This  was  to  build  two  churches  and  hold  meet- 
ings summer  and  fall  at  the  north  end,  winter  and  spring  at  the 
south  end.  Part  set  off  as  Windham  North  East  Part  May  1717. 
Part  set  off  as  Windham  Third  Society  May  1732.  Part  set  off  as 
part  of  Chaplin  Society  October  1800, 

Windham  Brunswick  Society.     See  Brunswick  Society. 

Windham  Chaplin  Society.     See  Chaplin  Society. 

Windham  Hanover  Society.     See  Hanover  Society. 

Windham  North  East  or  Second  Societ3^     See  Hampton  Society. 

Windham  Scotland  or  Third  Society.     See  Scotland  Society. 

Windham  Village  Society.     See  Hampton  Society. 

Windsor  or  First  Society.  Church  organized  in  1630  in  Plymouth, 
England,  and  its  organization  was  brought  to  Windsor  by  the 
first  settlers  of  the  town.  A  Second  Society  established  May  1668 
within  the  limits  of  this  Society.  Part  set  off  as  East  Windsor 
Society  May  1696.  Part  set  off  as  Poquonock  Society  October 
1724.  Part  set  off  as  Windsor  North  Society  October  1759,  and 
reunited  with  this  Society  May  1792. 

Windsor  Second  Society.  A  number  of  dissenters  from  Windsor 
First  Church  were  given  liberty  in  1669  to  establish  in  church 
estate.     The  church  was  disbanded  in  1680. 

Windsor  North  Society.  Established  October  1759  by  division  of 
First  Society.  Reunited  with  the  First  Society  May  1792,  at 
which  time  it  was  called  Fourth  Society. 

Windsor  East  Windsor  or  Second  Society.     See  South  Windsor  Society. 

Windsor  Ellington  Society.     See  Ellington  Society. 

Windsor  Fourth  Society.     See  Windsor  North  Society. 

Windsor  North  or  Fourth  Society.     See  East  Windsor  Society. 

Windsor  North  Bolton  Society.     See  Vernon  Society. 

Windsor  Poquonock  or  Third  Society.     See  Poquonock  Society. 

Windsor  Turkey  Hills  Society.     See  East  Granby  Society, 

Windsor  Wintonbury  Society.     See  Bloomfield  Society. 

Windsor  Locks  Turkey  Hills  Society.     See  East  Granby  Society, 

WiNSTED  First  Society  in  Winchester.  Established  February  1778 
in  the  east  part  of  Winchester  and  west  part  of  Barkhampsted  as 
Winsted  Society.  Became  Winsted  First  Society  in  1S54  on  the 
incorporation  of  Winsted  Second  Society. 

Wintonbury  Society.     See  Bloomfield  Society. 

Woodbridge  Society.  P^stablished  October  1738  as  Amity  Society  in 
New  Haven  and  Milford.  Milford  Separate  Society  established 
May  1750  within  the  limits  of  the  town  of  Milford,  which  would 
include  a  part  of  this  Society.  Part  set  off  as  Bethany  Society 
October  1762,  Parts  of  New  Haven  and  Milford  including  this 
Society  and  Bethany  Society  incorporated  January  1784  as  Wood- 
bridge,  making  this  Woodbridge  First  Society. 

Woodbridge  Bethany  or  Second  Society.     See  Bethany  Society. 

Woodbridge  Salem  Society,     See  Naugatuck  Society, 


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Woodbury  or  First  Society.  Church  organized  in  1670.  Part  set 
off  asSouthbury  Society  May  1731.  Probably  part  set  off  as  Rox- 
bury  Society  May  1743.  Probably  part  set  off  as  part  of  Middle- 
bury  Society  December  1790.  Woodbury  Strict  Society  estab- 
lished October  1816  with  the  same  bounds  as  those  of  this  Society. 
Sometimes  called  Woodbury  South  Society. 

Woodbury  Bethlehem  Society,     See  Bethlehem  Society. 

Woodbury  Judea  Society.     See  Washington  Society. 

Woodbur}'  Middlebur}'  Society.     See  Middlebury  Society. 

Woodbury  North  Woodbury  or  Strict  Society.  See  North  Woodbury 
Society. 

Woodbury  Oxford  Society.     See  Oxford  Society. 

Woodbury  Roxbury  Society.     See  Roxbury  Society. 

Woodbury  South  Britain  Society.     See  South  Britain  Society. 

Woodbury  Southbury  or  Second  Society.     See  Southbury  Society. 

Woodstock  or  First  Society.  Church  organized  in  1690.  Part  set  off 
as  Woodstock  West  Society  September  1743.  Was  in  Massachu- 
setts until  May  1749.  Part  set  off  as  North  Woodstock  Society 
October  1760.  Sometimes  called  South  Woodstock  and  Wood- 
stock Hill  Society. 

Woodstock  East  Woodstock  or  North  Woodstock  or  Third  Society. 
See  North  or  East  Woodstock  Society. 

Woodstock  New  Roxbury  or  West  or  West  Woodstock  or  Second  Society. 
See  West  Woodstock  Society. 

Worthington  Society.     See  Berlin  or  Second  Society. 

Yale  C01.1.EGE  Church  iii  New  Haven.  In  1757  in  the  face  of  nmch 
opposition  a  Church  was  organized  within  the  College.  There 
appears  never  to  have  been  a  Societ}^  in  connection  with  this 
Church,  unless  the  College  itself  was  considered  as  constituting 
one. 


